How to Use portrait in a Sentence

portrait

1 of 2 noun
  • The book presents a portrait of life in a small town.
  • The queen posed for her portrait.
  • The best things here are portraits.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026
  • So the idea of a group portrait emerged.
    — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • The portrait of her steps out of its frame.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • She was then whisked away to take a portrait for the brand.
    — Lindsey Underwood, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
  • At the top of my list were the portraits and statues.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The movie gives you a portrait of a survivor.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Her portrait of her father looks just like him.
    — Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
  • His portrait was hung up on the city’s honor board.
    — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This is not a phone for selfies or portraits.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • But the painter had flung in two portraits at the last moment, no?
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • See the gripping portrait up close here.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • So far, there are 125 portraits and more to come.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Flags strewn overhead and portraits on the walls are among props from the films.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • That framing doesn’t change the portrait.
    — Zachary Utz, STAT, 15 May 2026
  • The lock screen glows with a black-and-white portrait of a smoky-eyed Prince.
    — Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So the book wound up as a meta-group-portrait along the lines of a Bach suite.
    — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • Whose portrait's on the mantle?
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Users can attach it in portrait or landscape mode.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Many of these phones also come with low-light settings and portrait modes.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
  • Of his five most expensive works, the top three are portraits of gay men.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The thief had sawed through a bronze grille that protected the portrait and its bling.
    — Susan Mulcahy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In last year's portrait, the young royal's two front teeth were missing.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Each portrait is shared as a time-lapse video with a voiceover telling that person’s story.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The series became a kind of portrait.
    — Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This is also a very knowing portrait.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But to this day, there is a large portrait of Turner in the lobby.
    — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 25 May 2023
  • Both sizes have a lid with a handle that doubles as a catch-all tray and portrait stand for your phone.
    — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Prince Louis wore a sweater and a pair of jeans for his 7th birthday portrait.
    — Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026

portrait

2 of 2 adjective
  • There’s a 1922 self-portrait painting of Best Maugard in the show.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2016
  • The 16e does not have the Cinematic mode and can control depth only in portrait mode.
    — PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • An event that was particularly impactful for families was the portrait day, Thomas said.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
  • For her nuptials, Jackie wore an ivory silk taffeta gown with a portrait neckline and bouffant skirt, which was designed by Ann Lowe.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But one new feature will be a second front-facing camera — placed on the portrait side — meaning that video conferencing and selfies will appear equally well regardless of the device’s orientation.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Mini 13's design lends itself to vertical, portrait orientation photos.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026

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