main character

Example Sentences

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"In fiction, the main character is often the centre of events," he says.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Though Vargas, 34, didn’t become a precocious parent, “Mad Bills to Pay” emerged from memories of men he knew who weren’t that different from his main character.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“All In the Family” signposted its main character’s irascible bigotry and generation-gap grievances in the first minute by having its main character sing wistfully of a time when “Guys like me we had it made.”

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

When I first heard the result, I wasn’t even sure what leukemia was—I vaguely remembered it was the disease the main character died of in the book “Love Story.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Instead, I read all the books that the main character read: My Side of the Mountain, I reread A Wrinkle in Time, and then Hush.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon