How to Use play the role in a Sentence
play the role
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Why not get old motherf---ers like me to play the role?
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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Robert Webber went on to play the role.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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Teaching kids to play the role of C is a tricky one.
—Pia Lauritzen, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Edgar-Jones will play the role of Elinor.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
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Michael Iskander is set to play the role of David in that show.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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There are many different people who can play the role of bonus mom.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 Oct. 2024
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Warner will play the role of Debbie.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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The soapy setup is sold by Bernthal, who was born to play the role.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022
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This is especially the case if asked to play the role of maid of honor.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 June 2023
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George will play the role of Marlow Stoner.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
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Turn up the pressure by asking a friend or peer to play the role of interviewer.
—Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Harbaugh, trying to play the role of confident first-round draft pick, puffed his chest out and said no.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
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But during a free-speech conflagration, who should play the role of enforcer?
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023
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She was chosen to play the role of a wide-eyed singer because her husband worked in the music industry.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The problem, for many around the league, is that Clark refuses to play the role expected of her.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
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And that’s kind of why Solomon is sort of uniquely qualified to play the role of Kareem.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022
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The streamer has ordered six episodes of the series, with Ludwig set to play the role of Ish.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
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Busey will play the role originally planned for Udo Kier, who passed away late last year.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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Flapper fashion with fringe, feathers, fur, and tuxedos or three-piece suits are encouraged to play the role.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2024
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In effect, to play the role of the distillery’s Master Distiller.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Will this group of contenders take care of business, or will some of these underdogs manage to play the role of spoiler this week?
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
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Christian Coulson would go on to play the role in Chamber of Secrets.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
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Yoo will play the role of a police inspector who witnesses the incident.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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This was possible thanks to an ability all his own to play the role of leader in a performative way.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
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Elgort will play the role of The Godfather.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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Fox will play the role of Alex, while Vass becomes the Dickie character.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
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When times are tough, with gloomy headlines and life trickier to navigate, restaurants can play the role of a cherished friend.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
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Each performance, the audience decides which actor will play the role of God.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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Understudies are set to play the role of the Emcee until closing.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Parkhill approached Fiennes, Tiffin’s uncle, to play the role.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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