How to Use role model in a Sentence

role model

noun
  • Athletes should remember that they are role models.
  • All of them are role models for me.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Lavelle played goalie on the field, and role model off of it.
    — Jayna Bardahl, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2021
  • There’s some good role models in the league to have my girls look up to.
    — Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Sep. 2024
  • He is seen as a role model for young faithful around the world.
    — Fox News, 29 June 2020
  • Grant says his father is his role model.
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • Many lack a role model who gets up in the morning to go to work.
    — New York Times, 14 June 2021
  • For kids, the more good role models, the better.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Thank you for being the kind of role model young girls need to see.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Strong, fearless role models that touched the hearts of many.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • School should be the next best place for children to find a male role model.
    — Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Here’s a look at how each actress brought her role model to life in film.
    — Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Rhaenyra is his only role model.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Boys might find a role model in her, just like girls have long found role models in men.
    — Elissa Strauss, CNN, 3 Dec. 2020
  • She's been very inspiring and a role model for many of us.
    — Mandy Taheri billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Bradley said Charles was lucky to have his mother as a role model.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Clearly, being a good role model for your kids means a lot to you.
    — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Her drive came from her daughters and wanting to be a role model for them.
    — Michelle Rogers, USA TODAY, 6 May 2021
  • That was a role model of a fictitious kind.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Hodes, who turned 108 this fall, is a great role model on this score.
    — Ester Bloom, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And to be a role model for a younger kid might be nothing short of profound.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Drew says she's also gained a friend and role model in her costar Foxx.
    — Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Since then, Slater has strived to be a good role model for his children.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
  • There isn’t a better role model for young men trying to find their way in life.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Our team is a family and Maisha is a role model to her peers.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 19 June 2021
  • Little miss Twain was so lucky growing up with you as a role model.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
  • That meant that the teachers began to treat me as a role model for other kids.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 16 Aug. 2022
  • What a blessing to have you as a friend, as family, and as a role model.
    — Brooklyn White, Essence, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Lots of famous real-world role models are also easy to name.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Never meet your idols is a common phrase about your celebrity role models.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2025

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