main character

Example Sentences

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You can’t have your main character die in a first scene.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Even when Ms. Musgraves herself isn’t the main character, the tales mostly take place in the East Texas region where she was born and raised.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

"In fiction, the main character is often the centre of events," he says.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“All In the Family” signposted its main character’s irascible bigotry and generation-gap grievances in the first minute by having its main character sing wistfully of a time when “Guys like me we had it made.”

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

He had a fleshy face in need of a shave and his hair looked a little like that of the main character in Eraserhead, high and square on top like an elevated putting surface.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger