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Examples of role model in a Sentence
Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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The first factor is mindset: Be a role model in creating a learning culture and create space for failure.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Can this mafia princess-turned-mob queen be viewed as some kind of role model?
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The top secret agent of CONTROL is a role model for clumsy wannabe Steve Carell, though by the end, Agent 23 is the one throwing an explosive situation into total KAOS.
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
For many of today’s leaders—not just in the tech industry but across the business world, politics, culture, and entertainment—Steve Jobs is a role model of leadership.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/role%20model. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
role model
noun
: a person whose behavior in a certain role is imitated by others
Medical Definition
role model
noun
: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others
watching our parents and other role models deal with conflict—Melody Beattie
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