How to Use persona in a Sentence

persona

noun
  • The band takes on a whole new persona when they perform live.
  • His public persona is that of a strong, determined leader, but in private life he's very insecure.
  • In fact, the ethos is central to both her and the brands' public personas.
    Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • And men, as the press loved to write about, swooned over his onstage persona.
    Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
  • So, it’s been a blast, getting to take on this whole new persona.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The public and private personas of Kotick are hard to square.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 May 2023
  • At the heart of things was always the question of how to distinguish the persona from the person.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • This is the good part of being The Machine, a persona that’s given him the chance to make a few of his wilder dreams come true.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2023
  • Is there a persona or specific name tied to this record?
    Vulture, 24 May 2023
  • Your outer world persona gets extra shine with the Leo new moon.
    USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Like all of her various eras, this new glam rock persona has a root.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Still, Palmer sees her public persona as a bit of an alter-ego.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2023
  • The vocals deftly change tone from song to song, conveying the feelings of the persona of each song.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The two form a formidable bond as the film riffs on Schwarzenegger’s star persona.
    Charna Flam, Variety, 10 June 2023
  • Just as present in the film, however, is Montero Lamar Hill, the person behind the persona.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Von Rumpel’s over-the-top persona feels tired next to the more casual, chilling evil of most of the other Nazi characters.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Chappell Roan has built her rising music career in the persona of a drag queen.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Capaldi has had umpteen small moments in which his comedic persona has been as loud as his songs.
    Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 6 May 2023
  • The persona that Gary has adopted this time is that of a sleek man in black named Ron, who is so cocksure in his laidbackness that he’s…hot.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Okay, so, in the winter of 2021, Lis’ really kind of felt the need to make sure that there was a stronger presence regarding work personas.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 5 Jan. 2024
  • My persona’s facial features were mostly on-point, though the Vision Pro made my bald head look a bit like one of the Coneheads.
    Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Flying onto the Masked Singer stage comes a performer known for his brooding persona.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Enigma has always been a tenet of Ocean’s public persona.
    Jenn Pelly, New York Times, 9 May 2023
  • Old-school draft: The Lions were true to the persona of their coach Dan Campbell, who famously said his team will bite the kneecaps and kick the teeth of opponents.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • There is a knowing, winky David Lynchian patina to her music and her persona.
    Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Sound, rugged and sufficiently unpredictable, the Wolverines are true to the persona of their square-jawed, quirky coach.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Wong took on the persona of a cruel overlord to entertain the many volunteers.
    Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Bowie loved it, seeing in it the artistic freedom that would birth his Ziggy Stardust persona.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Born three years apart, Newhart and Rickles weren’t as mismatched as their stage personas and career paths might suggest.
    Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • At the risk of stating the obvious: Every product sells to certain personas.
    Lavanya Shukla, Forbes, 5 May 2023

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