How to Use play the role in a Sentence
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The soapy setup is sold by Bernthal, who was born to play the role.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022
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And who in your production would play the role of the devil?
—National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
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There's certain things that are required to play the role.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
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Twigs will play the role of Eric’s late fiancée, Shelly.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
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The streamer has ordered six episodes of the series, with Ludwig set to play the role of Ish.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
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This is especially the case if asked to play the role of maid of honor.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 June 2023
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This is especially the case if asked to play the role of maid of honor.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 June 2023
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And that’s kind of why Solomon is sort of uniquely qualified to play the role of Kareem.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022
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In her place, newcomer Carlo Tous will play the role of Gina Cabot.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
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That’s enough to get him on set to play the role of a waiter during a pivotal scene in the soap drama thanks to a hook-up from James Corden.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023
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Donovan will play the role of Teen Angel at some performances from Aug. 14-Oct. 28.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Mar. 2023
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But instantly, and very instantly, the youngest actor ever to play the role (just 26 years old when cast) knocked it out of the park — and then some.
—Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2023
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But during a free-speech conflagration, who should play the role of enforcer?
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023
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Recently, the Sheriff explained what prompted him to play the role of maestro on the field against one of his biggest rivals.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
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When times are tough, with gloomy headlines and life trickier to navigate, restaurants can play the role of a cherished friend.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
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The problem is that this new board may choose to play the role of national fact checker, a kind of government PolitiFact.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 May 2022
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The actor was originally cast to play the role that eventually went to Styles.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022
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The few Black characters on Wednesday play the role of bullies and — shockingly — settlers.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 14 Dec. 2022
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Isabel Keating, the understudy for the role, will continue to play the role for performances through Feb. 11.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
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This recipe is easy enough for an impromptu cocktail hour, but festive enough to play the role of signature cocktail at a New Year's Eve bash.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
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Roberts will play the role of actress Anna Victoria Alcott.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
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Aronofsky’s search for someone to play the role was a decade-long endeavor, beginning when Aronofsky first saw Hunter’s play.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2022
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Use of direct democracy to capture voices can play the role of an equalizer in a boardroom.
—Ashwin Srivastava, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
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But an arbitrator ruled that Ms. Salonga could play the role.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
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An audience member is drafted to play the role of the kindly veterinarian who had to put his beloved dog down.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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On most IndyCar teams, Simon Pagenaud would play the role of mentor.
—Gregory Leporati, Ars Technica, 27 May 2022
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Barkhordar first became familiar with the show during the pandemic when he was asked to play the role of Peyman for an online reading.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
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Todaro recalls how her father, Italian opera singer Jose Todaro, used to play the role of Othello in black makeup.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2024
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It was later announced that Timothée Chalamet would play the role of young Willy Wonka, marking the first time the heartthrob would sing and dance on film.
—Jillian Pretzel, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022
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During the training course, the participants will work on the development of a series project under the guidance of their tutor, who will play the role of head writer.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 July 2023
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