protagonists
Example Sentences
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Simply by making affluent black Africans the protagonists, she says she has opened many people's eyes.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Our titular heroine is only 13 years old when her escapade begins – a little more mature than most of the director’s protagonists, but still innocent enough not to be jaded.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Taking a novelist’s care with his protagonists, Mr. Aris shows how they developed starkly different personalities from childhood wounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bestselling author Jessica Knoll’s protagonists mostly follow a specific pattern: They are women who have learned Not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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
