portray
verb (used with object)
to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
portrays
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present tense formof portray (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Anthropic’s 400-page IPO prospectus portrays AI as both a promise and a peril, the WSJ reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, “Musk” was recently joined in theaters by Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” in which Jeremy Strong portrays Zuckerberg as a soulless ghoul prioritizing clicks over user safety.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
But his new film, Primetime, takes him in a completely new direction - as he portrays the real-life host of American TV show, To Catch a Predator.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
"The Social Reckoning" portrays Zuckerberg as an adult, a role played by Jeremy Strong.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
This 1805 Benjamin West painting, Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, portrays Franklin as a scientific hero.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
