portray
verb (used with object)
to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
were portraying
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past progressiveof portray.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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From his hospital bed, he told the BBC he did not see himself as a hero, as some press reports were portraying him.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024
Still, some around the league were portraying Seattle’s interview with Macdonald on Tuesday as a pivotal step for each side, with Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network calling it “one to watch.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
“They escaped the war, and their journey became a physical testimony to what we were portraying onstage,” Ms. Evangelatos said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
I think that a lot of that criticism was a knee-jerk reaction to the demographic that we were portraying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2021
“They had axes to grind,” O’Brien says, of Hecht and MacArthur, who, he adds, knew exactly whom they were portraying: “They are based on real characters from Chicago.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2016
