leading man
Example Sentences
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He was a wrestler and a theater kid, playing the leading man in a high-school production of “My Fair Lady.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The gig started as a one-time guest role but “ignited a fan hysteria so intense,” Falchuk said, that the show was rewritten to make Dane a leading man.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
More character actor than leading man, he could be relied upon to inject a feisty, fiery machismo and a cantankerous contrariness into the most mainstream Hollywood offering.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
But goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo proved to be Wrexham's leading man with two superb shootout saves from Jesus and Omari Hutchinson.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
She was in love with Harold Clarence, the leading man.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
