main character

Example Sentences

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There’s moments where the main character is shouting out the names of all these people buried all around us.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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

There was this one part where the main character, who is this architect, is sitting on a boat with his best friend, who is a newspaper tycoon.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky