Actors wore various masks, allowing them to portray another gender, age, or entirely different likeness.

It has given her steady work and allowed her to portray working people honorably, she said.

This collaboration allows for industry professionals to accurately portray the science that they wish to capture and include in their media production.

A lot of people take themselves so seriously that they have refused to allow us to portray them on the show.

They said the administration was determined not to allow Democrats to portray Enron as a problem only for Republicans.

His stance on teachers once again allowed Mr. Klein to portray himself as a champion of autonomy and authority for principals.

He won't allow Daisy to portray him as the one whose behavior is less than exemplary, and he turns back toward the couple.

Moreover, the Democrats are wary of any statements that would allow Republicans to portray them as having a weak military policy.

Republicans like the way it allows them to portray the Democratic opponents as soft on crime.

One reason, they said, was that Republicans feared allowing Mr. Frost to portray himself as a hero to the banks in an election year.