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.
• The San Diego production marks her U.S. debut in the role.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
• 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
• 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
• Gin, vodka and more are made there by a small team of two (with other staff in non-production roles).
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 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
• The famed Munchausen by proxy victim served eight years in prison for her role in her mother's June 2015 murder.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024