look the part
idiom
: to have an appearance that is suitable for or expected of something
an actor who really looks the part
In his cowboy hat and boots, he certainly looked the part.
Examples of look the part in a Sentence
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Stephen Clark/Ars Technica LOUISVILLE, Colorado—The first Dream Chaser spaceplane built to go into orbit is starting to look the part.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2023
Modern-day visitors who want to look the part of an outlaw can stop into Grit General, which has been visited by Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
Viewers held their breath, hoping Hung might be the next unexpected musical sensation: Someone who didn't look the part of a typical pop star but had undeniable talent.
—Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
When shooting promotional materials for How to Steal a Million, Audrey wanted to look the part, Dotti relays.
—Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
The three siblings’ story reminds us that artistic potential is usually a self-fulfilling prophecy, expected from those who already look the part.
—The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
Week in and week out down the stretch, the Huskies did not often look the part of a dominant champion, squeaking out wins against Arizona State, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State to make it to 12-0.
—J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
But through two games, the Toreros certainly look the part.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2023
After knocking on the door a second time, the suspects, who were dressed in reflective vests to look the part, allegedly forced their way into the home and grabbed the wife by her legs and shoved her into a bathroom where she was zip-tied and watched after by a suspect named Elmer Ruben Castro.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 29 July 2023
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2023
Modern-day visitors who want to look the part of an outlaw can stop into Grit General, which has been visited by Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
Viewers held their breath, hoping Hung might be the next unexpected musical sensation: Someone who didn't look the part of a typical pop star but had undeniable talent.
—Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
When shooting promotional materials for How to Steal a Million, Audrey wanted to look the part, Dotti relays.
—Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
The three siblings’ story reminds us that artistic potential is usually a self-fulfilling prophecy, expected from those who already look the part.
—The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
Week in and week out down the stretch, the Huskies did not often look the part of a dominant champion, squeaking out wins against Arizona State, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State to make it to 12-0.
—J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
But through two games, the Toreros certainly look the part.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2023
After knocking on the door a second time, the suspects, who were dressed in reflective vests to look the part, allegedly forced their way into the home and grabbed the wife by her legs and shoved her into a bathroom where she was zip-tied and watched after by a suspect named Elmer Ruben Castro.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 29 July 2023
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“Look the part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20the%20part. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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