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Portraying in a sentence

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Portraying meaning

present participle and gerund of portray

Synonyms of Portraying

depicting depiction portrayal representational process

Using Portraying

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of portray
  • Useful related words include: depicting, depiction, portrayal, representational process.
  • In the example corpus, portraying often appears in combinations such as: portraying the, for portraying, is portraying.

Context around Portraying

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Portraying

  • In this selection, "portraying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, matter, fields, boggs, characters, himself and someone stand out and add context to how "portraying" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include possessing matter portraying a minor and 2007 openly portraying characters with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "portraying" sits close to words such as barton, bp and cardboard, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with portraying

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

By day, he is portraying the great Shakespearean actor on canvas at home. (13 words)

Brian Clark was confident in portraying his character Brittney and thought he could fool everyone. (15 words)

He is afraid that he is not portraying himself, he is portraying someone that Charity wants. (16 words)

Hayes is currently charged with one count of possessing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual performance and one count of possessing matter portraying a minor over the age of 12 in a sexual performance. (40 words)

The presentation of “An Afternoon with Gen. Grant” will begin at 2 p.m. at the Gaslight Theater on April 22 with Dr. Curt Fields portraying U.S. Grant and Dennis Boggs portraying President Lincoln. (35 words)

A Chinese tourism advertisement portraying a medieval Buddhist fantasy, shot in the prayer hall of Xinjiang’s second-largest mosque, has alarmed the Uyghur diaspora, which is calling it a desecration, a media report said. (35 words)

And I’m thankful because I feel like the freedom that I get from portraying Dre allows energy to move in. It’s like those adult break-it rooms, you know? (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

He is afraid that he is not portraying himself, he is portraying someone that Charity wants.

The presentation of “An Afternoon with Gen. Grant” will begin at 2 p.m. at the Gaslight Theater on April 22 with Dr. Curt Fields portraying U.S. Grant and Dennis Boggs portraying President Lincoln.

Hayes is currently charged with one count of possessing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual performance and one count of possessing matter portraying a minor over the age of 12 in a sexual performance.

A Chinese tourism advertisement portraying a medieval Buddhist fantasy, shot in the prayer hall of Xinjiang’s second-largest mosque, has alarmed the Uyghur diaspora, which is calling it a desecration, a media report said.

A jury was selected to hear a libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, whom he accused of falsely portraying him as a domestic abuser.

American leftists are always going on about being anti-hate and anti-bigotry, portraying themselves as pillars of tolerance.

And I’m thankful because I feel like the freedom that I get from portraying Dre allows energy to move in. It’s like those adult break-it rooms, you know?

Aristotle warns aspiring tragedians to not make their flawed heroes too righteous or too depraved, a piece of advice players should take to heart when creating and portraying characters.

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As an actor, she’s become known for portraying complex characters on the big and small screen.

As Diana Ross, Samantha performed the Motown legend's hit song "Upside Down" with teammates Chanelle and Comfort with each member of the group portraying the iconic singer at a different stage in her career.

A storm of controversy arose on Israeli media after a video was posted on social media portraying the possible consequences of the recent calls for IDF refusal in protest of the democratically elected government.

At just 11 years old, actress Isabelle Fuhrman () took on the difficult role of portraying the titular orphan Esther / Leena.

A whale song recording, played on loop, accompanied protestors who carried placards portraying whale eyes and other marine-themed costumes.

Back in 2007, openly portraying characters with fluid sexuality and issues like mental illness, substance abuse, and bullying so graphically wasn’t as common.

Bowie proved to be the perfect casting choice, capturing Tesla's genius and portraying the inventor as someone who looked unlike any other character in the film.

Brian Clark was confident in portraying his character Brittney and thought he could fool everyone.

By day, he is portraying the great Shakespearean actor on canvas at home.

Cara Delevingne is versatile in portraying different styles and pieces of clothes, even ditching them comes effortlessly to her.

Coleman and Turner are brilliant at portraying how quickly exasperation sets in, conversations becoming like rushed-off telegrams, or spoken as though they’re laboriously trying to order dinner in a foreign restaurant.

Despite all the evidence to the contrary that has since emerged, the SDS persisted in portraying its Covid policies as science-based health measures.

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Common combinations with portraying

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "portraying" in a sentence?
An example: "He is afraid that he is not portraying himself, he is portraying someone that Charity wants." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "portraying" from authentic English texts.
What does "portraying" mean?
Portraying means: present participle and gerund of portray
What are synonyms of "portraying"?
Common synonyms of "portraying" include: depicting, depiction, portrayal, representational process.
How many example sentences with "portraying" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "portraying", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.