How to Use persona in a Sentence
persona
noun- The band takes on a whole new persona when they perform live.
- His public persona is that of a strong, determined leader, but in private life he's very insecure.
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In fact, the ethos is central to both her and the brands' public personas.
—Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
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And men, as the press loved to write about, swooned over his onstage persona.
—Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
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And what evolved in that show would now be referred to as the Billy on the Street persona.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2022
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So, it’s been a blast, getting to take on this whole new persona.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
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The public and private personas of Kotick are hard to square.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 May 2023
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At the heart of things was always the question of how to distinguish the persona from the person.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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But if this album and these shows truly the end of that persona, what a way to go out.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
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Even off-screen, Wendt leaned into his persona from the beloved show.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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This is the good part of being The Machine, a persona that’s given him the chance to make a few of his wilder dreams come true.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2023
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His vision on the beach in Mexico had become a persona, in the form of the Sioux Chef.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
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What do the creators of that series get wrong with her on-screen persona?
—Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
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After all, bad things seem to happen to him, or at least his screen persona, all the time.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023
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Symbolized by the ram, Aries is a fire sign, known for its strong persona.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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This episode is so jokey that Noel Fielding has to assume the nerd persona and keep the quiz moving.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2022
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Is there a persona or specific name tied to this record?
—Vulture, 24 May 2023
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Your outer world persona gets extra shine with the Leo new moon.
—USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
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But Ritchie always seemed to be in on the joke of his outrageous Kid Rock persona.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
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Like all of her various eras, this new glam rock persona has a root.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
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Moicano’s persona perfectly fits the BMF vibe, so the promotion of the fight is easy.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The tour’s title represents the persona of both artists.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
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The governor has turned a great CV into the persona of a hack politician.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
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Still, Palmer sees her public persona as a bit of an alter-ego.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2023
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Narcissus falls in love not with the self, but with an image or reflection of the self with the persona, the mask.
—Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
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And then, a shifting from one persona to another means that your body has to change as well.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2022
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The vocals deftly change tone from song to song, conveying the feelings of the persona of each song.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
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There’s a coolness to the prose that matches the subject’s public persona.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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Beyond its outward persona, the island holds a bit back for privacy’s sake.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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There is a sense of aggression in his game that undercuts his lighthearted persona and boyish grin.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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