leading role
Example Sentences
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The former for performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for his portrayal of the controversial, beloved British author Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s drama “Giant.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Goldman Sachs stock surged over 80% in the past year, fueled by its leading role as an investment bank in the AI and tech boom.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The bank is expected to play a leading role in the company’s IPO.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
"By yielding to pressure, it weakens collective action and renounces its potential leading role," she told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
It was like being forced to act the leading role in a play you’d watched many times but had never actually rehearsed.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
