protagonists
Example Sentences
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After Netflix greenlit a two-hour finale instead, Oseman elected to zero in on her protagonists — not unlike her comics — rather than give each character their own, heavily condensed arc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Winocour wisely places all of her protagonists in different fields within the same industry, and at different points in their careers.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
The two protagonists, Jason and Lucia, appear at least loosely inspired by the real-life American outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde, who have already been the stuff of movies and TV series.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Both trailers, which took a deeper look at the game's narrative and the lives of its protagonists, currently have a total of 446 million views combined.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
I think my students will be able to identify with the teen protagonists in all of the books I’ve selected.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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