How to Use role-play in a Sentence

role-play

verb

• Fans were allowed to board the school bus and role-play life on the road.
  — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• The role-playing game of the same name follows a young hunter called Aloy.
  — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
• The game scrubs away a lot of the rules that can make getting into role-playing games a challenge.
  — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• The play is a mix of comedy and tragedy set against the world of fantasy role-playing games.
  — Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2023
• But getting the bot to understand the back-and-forth necessary to role-play combat took a lot of work.
  — Ethan Gilsdorf, WIRED, 27 June 2023
• As this is set in the role-playing world of Dungeons and Dragons, Edgin inevitably needs a team.
  — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
• In contrast to role-play videos, this category captures ASMR out in the wild.
  — Eliza Brooke, New York Times, 4 July 2023
• My more imaginative friends would role-play as their characters, act out the scenes and do the voices.
  — Ally Beardsley, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
• Last week, Baidoo sat across from a fellow student and role-played a mental health counselor meeting a patient for the first time.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
• In the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, this generation role-playing game will have you among the stars.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
• At the same time, makeup can be fun for role-playing dress-up, required for stage performances, and just a form of expression.
  — Rich Scherr, Parents, 9 Jan. 2024
• Pokémon has been a global hit since it was launched as a role-playing game in 1996 for Nintendo’s Game Boy console.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 19 Sep. 2024
• Children play elaborate make-believe games with their toys and role-playing games with their peers.
  — Andrew Shtulman, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
• The vibes: There will be live-action role-play, a gaming hall, costume contests, a fashion show and family fun.
  — Analis Bailey, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
• That campaign will take long hours as this tactical role-playing game has players building a rebel army from scratch.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• But despite a strong reception, the generations of moviegoers who grew up with the role-playing game failed to show up in force.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023
• And one wildly ambitious role-play hotel that closed after little more than a year.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
• But there are just as many that probably should have been left on the console, like the role-playing first-person shooter game, Borderlands.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
• The three-story home boasts five rooms with three characters from the film — Mirabel, Antonio, and Abuela — for imaginative role-play.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
• Based on the popular table-top role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons — or simply D&D — the film’s creators sought to pinpoint the essence of the game itself.
  — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
• There were not many dolls on the market that allowed girls to role-play and envision their future beyond motherhood.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
• Conundrum House also offers a popular board and role-playing game rental service, and a space to play on-site.
  — Angie Diaz, oregonlive, 23 July 2023
• The post-nuclear role-playing video game first came out in October 1997 and has spawned multiple sequels and spin-offs since.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
• Black voices Claptrap, a general purpose robot featured in the role-playing video game series that the movie is based on.
  — Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
• Black voices Claptrap, a general purpose robot featured in the role-playing game series that the movie is based on.
  — Variety, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
• Featuring the cast of the popular podcast, this will have the actors and improv artists role-play an original D&D campaign in the Forgotten Realms world.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 May 2023
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves should not have been as good as it was, given the history of fantasy movies or role-playing games.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
• Plus, scoop up Melissa & Doug’s takes on Paw Patrol: a wooden magnetic activity set that’s 36% off and a fun backpack and role-play set for 47% off.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 9 Oct. 2023
• This year also marks the 50th anniversary of tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2024
• The classic role-playing game gets a splashy blockbuster adaptation in this story of a band of adventurers who set out to retrieve a lost relic.
  — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 2 June 2023

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024