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.
  • Each has her own persona and style.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Don't come in there with this persona.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Her stand-up, her persona, all the talk shows.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Dec. 2025
  • But a cheeky persona and a quick wit have earned him an army of diehard fans.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2021
  • All of which seems very much at odds with Roan's persona.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
  • But you are assigned a kind of persona, right?
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Garrett’s need for speed flies in the face of his persona.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Who is least like their TV persona?
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 May 2026
  • And men, as the press loved to write about, swooned over his onstage persona.
    — Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
  • But beneath his fun-loving persona was a man with a big heart.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Part of Hurts’ public persona is the coach’s son.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Like all of her various eras, this new glam rock persona has a root.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Many people turn on their work persona and push through the workday.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • This may have something to do with his outsize persona.
    — Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
  • What do the creators of that series get wrong with her on-screen persona?
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
  • My hope is that each of my stories is infused with its own unique persona.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • His persona was [just] persona.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This bar's whole persona is Christmas and the lights stay up year round.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Even off-screen, Wendt leaned into his persona from the beloved show.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
  • In fact, the ethos is central to both her and the brands' public personas.
    — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Cheney never shied away from his bad guy persona.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • This party-girl persona hides a tender heart.
    — E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Every man in this movie has a public persona and a private one.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • Paul also brings his own public persona to the role of Rick.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
  • Rebirth your persona as the sun meets the North Node.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Your outer world persona gets extra shine with the Leo new moon.
    — USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023

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