leading character
Example Sentences
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The set is the centerpiece of a movie studio that is itself a leading character in Hollywood lore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
“So many times throughout this process, I’ve definitely had moments where I’m like, ‘Am I out of my mind by having this person to be our leading character?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
“It was a very sweet leading character to play, because the character doesn’t know what’s going on and I didn’t either.”
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
Its leading character is a certain genial and eccentric Lord Peter Wimsey, younger brother of the Duke of Denver, who has taken up amateur detecting as a pastime.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
You can teach others so well that we should like to see you taking a leading character.
From A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story by Angela Brazil
