leading character
Example Sentences
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“The Great Jheri Curl Debate” presented a new challenge: writing a leading character outside her own race.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2022
Tina Huang, who plays the leading character Kat Chan, pointed out how a majority of the people on and off stage for the production identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022
“Energy in the Executive is a leading character in the definition of good government,” Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist No. 70.
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022
A leading character is an Arab teenager, Nahim, who turns out to be the lover of Adam’s daughter, a narrative that was a daring literary choice for the time.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022
Kit, feeling as guilty as though she were the leading character in some conspiracy, colors crimson, and retires behind Mrs. Moloney.
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
