principal part

Example Sentences

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Even then, Salonga, who was the first Asian actress to land a principal part in the acclaimed musical, says her role was very much an "experiment".

From BBC • May 4, 2026

It’s no wonder that it became a principal part of the winter regimen.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2016

Sitting in her dressing room before a matinee performance of “John,” Ms. Engel was asked to describe what it meant to finally tackle a principal part.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2015

Maybe, more than tactics or anything, the principal part.

From The Guardian • May 12, 2013

I am happy to reproduce here the principal part of that letter, for it discloses an unknown Liszt, a modest Liszt.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James