protagonist
Example Sentences
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But unlike those movies, “Taxi Driver” declined to provide audiences with an access point in the form of a noble protagonist.
Our unnamed protagonist, a slacker with a goatee, is no protester.
From Los Angeles Times
Every dark, serialized drama of the past quarter-century—and all of the comedies featuring disreputable protagonists—owe a debt to Tony Soprano and his family.
As in the movies, it was protection for the protagonist against those who would dare a challenge.
Shot in the style of cinéma vérité, Mojica appears as both a narrator and protagonist.
From Los Angeles Times
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