How to use "portrait" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "portrait" in popular movie and book plots

  • Marie tells Jean she would like for him to paint her portrait and gives him a card with her address.  - A Woman of Paris
  • Bit by bit this begins to crack and fall away, exposing first a pair of painted eyes, and then an entire portrait of a woman made of flowers.  - The Owl Service
  • Quentin happens upon a 19th-century portrait of a blonde woman with captivating green eyes that seem to mesmerize him.  - Night of Dark Shadows
  • However, on the back of the card, Itsuki is deeply moved to find a portrait of herself that Male Itsuki sketched.  - Love Letter (1995 film)
  • They stop at the abandoned Unicorn Hall, to look at a portrait of Tou Wan, specifically her hairpin, which had a point fashioned from stone.  - The Story of the Stone (Barry Hughart)
  • Megan and Michael encounter a spectral orb and follow it up to the attic, where they find a portrait of a woman resembling Sara.  - The Haunted Mansion (film)
  • While exploring the ruins of an old castle, Tetsuro discovers a portrait of a beautiful, blonde queen who looks very much like Maetel.  - Galaxy Express 999
  • Charles admits that he has sold the family silver and his late father's library, and offers to sell "Premium" the family portrait collection.  - The School for Scandal
  • He sells a portrait of Eva Braun and one volume of Hitler's alleged diaries to factory owner Karl Lenz.  - Schtonk!
  • At this point Mr Lloyd asks Rose and occasionally the other girls to pose for him as portrait subjects.  - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (novel)
  • A mystery develops as she enters the house and sees a portrait of a beautiful Polynesian woman in royal trappings.  - Donovan's Reef
  • Based on this portrait and good reports of her, Henry chooses Anne and she is sent to marry the king.  - The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC TV series)
  • The portrait that is created is incomplete and, at times, contradictory.  - Chan Is Missing
  • Arabella suggests John do a portrait for Chandler, suggesting he would receive an impressive commission.  - Animal Crackers (1930 film)
  • At Baskerville Hall, Holmes notices a resemblance between Stapleton and a portrait of Hugo Baskerville.  - The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • When a shipment of restored heirloom paintings arrives, Laura finds a portrait of her ancestor, Mircalla, Countess Karnstein, dated 1698.  - Carmilla

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