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Examples of role model in a Sentence
Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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Initially, Richter didn’t really have any acting role models.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
These figures underscore the systemic issues - such as unconscious bias, limited access to networks, lack of role models and societal pressures - that continue to hinder women’s participation and advancement in STEM careers.
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Kath MacKay, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
What’s more, sports talk is still one of the ways most of us connect, and many have looked up to professional athletes for years as role models.
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Julian Randall, Essence, 9 Feb. 2025
In one scene in a van’s front seat, Ally and Jay bond over how their parental role models ruined their love lives.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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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 22 Feb. 2025.
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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