play the role
idiom
: to act the part of (a particular character) in a film, play, etc.
He often plays the role of the villain.
—often used figurativelyHe was playing the role of (the) gracious host.
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Wilson isnt' the only actor to play Lucky when Jackson wasn't in the role, as Jacob Young and Greg Vaughan have also stepped in to play the role during Jackson's absence.
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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 6 June 2025
So, therefore this one-micron dimension space will potentially carry in it some long gravity waves which would play the role of dark matter.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
Dominic McLaughlin has been cast to play the role of Potter, with Arabella Stanton as Granger and Alastair Stout as Weasley, according to a news release from HBO.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
In such a future, instead of spending most of their time proving theorems, mathematicians will play the role of critic, translator, conductor, experimentalist.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 6 June 2025
So, therefore this one-micron dimension space will potentially carry in it some long gravity waves which would play the role of dark matter.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
Dominic McLaughlin has been cast to play the role of Potter, with Arabella Stanton as Granger and Alastair Stout as Weasley, according to a news release from HBO.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
In such a future, instead of spending most of their time proving theorems, mathematicians will play the role of critic, translator, conductor, experimentalist.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for play the role
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“Play the role.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20the%20role. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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