protagonist

Example Sentences

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The protagonist is named Tree Tremont, a phenomenal multiracial golfer with an overbearing black father, an attractive wife, two young children and a squeaky-clean public image.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We want dialogues and discussions where the Cubans are the protagonists.”

From Los Angeles Times

In his pursuit of answers, Roher employs a cloying framework: his loving wife occasionally narrating as if this were a storybook and Roher the protagonist of a scary adventure.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the more condescending reviews of “Marie Antoinette” made a facile equation between you and your protagonist, as if you were the flippant queen dousing herself in luxury.

From Salon

As a protagonist continually getting in his own way, Shah is a classic sort of comic character.

From Los Angeles Times