headliner

Example Sentences

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The veteran actor was still reeling from the electric response to her cameo appearance a few weeks earlier during headliner Sabrina Carpenter’s second weekend set at the popular music festival.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

It was only when the team had cycled off, she realised she had had a brush with a former Glastonbury headliner.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

"Dinosaurs go from being co-stars to the headliner," Srivastava said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

After West, who now goes by Ye, was announced as the headliner to the festival, major festival sponsors like PepsiCo, Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev began dropping out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The headliner in the 5,000 meters— three miles and 188 yards—was Norman Bright, a twenty-six-year-old schoolteacher.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand