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

“Yes, those things are going on, but they are not the principal part of the problem,” Mr. Markovits said, referring to schemes like the recent college admissions scandal.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2019

Last year, Ms. Miller, the lead in “Western,” performed the principal part in Balanchine’s “Walpurgisnacht Ballet.”

From New York Times • May 26, 2014

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

From The Guardian • May 12, 2013

This was undertaken by a special committee of the Association, and a principal part in furnishing discussions of theory76 and in devising experimental methods was taken by Thomson.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew