Example Sentences

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Banks continue to be upset by the rules while crypto companies have portrayed it as a compromise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Some media reports have portrayed Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, as a top contender, even though he lacks the status of a senior cleric.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

"It cannot be seen as an election just between the two leaders," said Nepali political journalist Binu Subedi, adding many have "portrayed it as a fight" between old and new.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

But he didn’t worry about the other actors who have portrayed Hutter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Scott is said, rightly or wrongly, to have portrayed the Covenanters without any deep understanding of them; it would have been the same with Shakespeare.

From Oxford Lectures on Poetry by Bradley, Andrew Cecil