portray
verb (used with object)
to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
will be portraying
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future progressiveof portray.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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“And I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
“I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.”
From The Verge ● Jan. 18, 2022
Fox News: How does it feel to know that his son will be portraying a younger version of Tony Soprano sometime next year?
From Fox News ● Nov. 13, 2019
The news that Tom Hanks will be portraying Fred Rogers in a coming biopic was met with frenzied glee, as Hanks is one of the few contemporary celebrities who approaches Rogers’s universally beloved status.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2018
If your tastes run to charismatic young leading men, Dominic Cooper will be portraying the decadent Earl of Rochester in “The Libertine.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2016
