main character
Example Sentences
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Some authors want to give their main character a happy ending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
"There has been a lot of male protagonists and a lot of men have felt like they can be that main character," she says.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The tale of the Wandering Jew, whose origins can be traced back to Europe in the 1200s, has proved as undying as its main character.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
When I reread it again, I felt like our main character, Lauren Olamina, being 15 years old, having this level of invincibility that 15-year-olds feel, is so needed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
She tried to write a story in which she was not the main character, in which some person she had never heard of before did things and felt things.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
