headline

Example Sentences

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Kanye West was supposed to headline Sunday night but canceled two weeks before the fest and was replaced by The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The Olympia had previously staged headline fights involving stars such as Chris Eubank Jr and Prince Naseem Hamed.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

PepsiCo PEP 1.53%increase; green up pointing triangle pulled its sponsorship of a planned London music festival that booked Kanye West as the headline performer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

So I shouldn’t trust any of these headline numbers?

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Although the headline made mention of my religion, the article mostly focused on me as an athlete, which I appreciated.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad