Sentence examples for characterizing himself from inspiring English sources

Characterizing himself as a "deficit hawk," Portman was considered a centrist-to-conservative Republican.

But he is emphatic in his defense of his record, characterizing himself as a champion of economic development and issues affecting children.

Despite frequently characterizing himself as "a vulgar lounge entertainer," Ferguson showed a willingness to engage with the sort of weighty issues that most of his after-hours colleagues on network TV either eschewed or glossed over.

During the brief campaign to become prime minister, Mr. Kan emphasized his different background, characterizing himself as a self-made man in contrast to Mr. Hatoyama, a fourth-generation lawmaker who hailed from one of Japan's most powerful political families.

And despite his admission of guilt and his extended cooperation with the authorities since his arrest, Mr. Shahzad was unapologetic, characterizing himself as "part of the answer to the U.S. terrorizing the Muslim nations and the Muslim people".

While Mr. Bass enjoys nearly unanimous support in the gay community for coming out, he has been criticized for characterizing himself in the People magazine story as a "straight-acting gay," and some chastise him for not doing more with his celebrity.

Smith can characterize himself as a quarterback who wins, but a more accurate characterization is a quarterback who "doesn't lose".

He characterized himself as "nosy and insistent".

He characterized himself as a sinner.

Khan characterizes himself as a feminist.

Kaplan characterizes himself as a realist.