How to Use role in a Sentence

role

noun

• He plays the role of the villain.
• I had a minor role in the play.
• She likes to play the role of matchmaker with her friends.
• She was given the starring role.
• It was a case of role reversal: the father stayed home with the children while the mother worked.
• We'll switch roles this time, and you can wash the dishes while I dry them.
• After her husband left her, she had to take on the dual role of mother and father for her children.
• She challenged the traditional roles assigned to women.
• This will be on the test: This is Amanda Seyfried's first film role.
  — Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 1 Jan. 2023
• The role of first lady has varied and evolved over time.
  — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
• The fact that there’s no scenery to distract you also plays a role.
  — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
• House of the Dragon marks the biggest role for Tennant yet.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2022
• The San Diego production marks her U.S. debut in the role.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
• Rodney Scott's handy work played a big role in eight straight points that led the Cougars to a 63-58 home win over the Panthers.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
• The Suns now need to find role players for cheap to fill out the roster, and that’s a dangerous game.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2023
• He was courted for movies and even bigger roles on stage.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
• Megan Carmitchel is a perfect fit for the role of Julia.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
• Viard has been in her role for the five years after Karl Legerfield’s reign at the brand and 30 years at the brand in total.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 June 2024
• Meryl Streep is also set to reprise her role from Season 3.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
• How did Ned’s role evolve in that movie from your perspective?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
• Williamson also said the weather could be playing a role.
  — Ramsey Archibald | [e-mail], al, 18 Aug. 2023
• And that actually there should be a role for the party.
  — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 7 June 2023
• Women have played a key role as peace-building providers.
  — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2023
• But even as the years fly by, the film's stars remain fond of their unforgettable roles.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
• Runoff from the marshlands, which cover more than 700 square miles, plays a vital role for all the creatures that live in the bay.
  — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
• The American Idol winner now follows Whoopi Goldberg in the same role on the big screen.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
• Perhaps its highest-profile role was as the host of the ice hockey games in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Oct. 2022
• The pair decided to tie the knot and Shaw wanted her doctors to play a new role in her love story.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 July 2023
• Hill starred in the 2007 comedy, playing the analog for Rogen in his first leading film role.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
• The cousins’ operational roles at Winthrop in recent years remain unclear.
  — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025