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Examples of role model in a Sentence
Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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Eighty-eight percent see female athletes as role models.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Clark certainly isn’t the first female sports role model that has existed, Mauceri says, with Billie Jean King, Sue Bird, Serena and Venus Williams, and the ’99 U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team all coming to mind.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 11 May 2024
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Word History
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 21 May. 2024.
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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