How to Use role in a Sentence

role

noun
Definition of rolenext
Synonyms for rolenext
  • She likes to play the role of matchmaker with her friends.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Williamson also said the weather could be playing a role.
    — Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, 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
  • But even as the years fly by, the film's stars remain fond of their unforgettable roles.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The American Idol winner now follows Whoopi Goldberg in the same role on the big screen.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • The four remain political pariahs in large swaths of the city for their role in the scandal.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Mo was really last minute for the role of Pete, which was supposed to be Method Man.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Was that a tough pill to swallow given the significance of your role?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Other factors like age, coat, and special needs can also play a role in what bed will be the best fit.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
  • In a few weeks, the singer will resume her role as an opener on the Latin American leg of Swift’s acclaimed Eras tour.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Lewis still a high-level blocker, and if the Bears opt to go without a fullback, perhaps there would be a role for him.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2024
  • Last month, Verdugo, who has tried to take on more of a vocal role with the Sox, called a players-only meeting of his own.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • Even Connaughton’s senior role didn’t preclude him from taking up the full perk.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Thanks to a breakout role in the 2017 comedy Girls Trip and nonstop TV and film projects in the years that followed, the actress is thriving.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • The Ravens reduced his role from there, giving many of his snaps to veteran Jason Pierre-Paul.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The lives of the partisans The black camera would go on to play a historic role in documenting the lives of the partisans in the forest.
    — Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • The ratio between the building height and street width also plays a critical role.
    — Farzad Hashemi, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Halsey and Catherine O’Hara are expected to trade off roles as Sally.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • All of them are expected to have high-ranking roles in the government if Trump is elected again.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • Nyong’o will take on the starring role of Viola in the upcoming production.
    — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
  • The role of the auction house While there are questions that surround whether there should be private acquisition of dinosaur fossils, there are varying opinions of the role auction houses play.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 July 2024

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