central figure
Example Sentences
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Today, his daughter is a central figure of that Lima establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Larijani was not a military commander, but he was a central figure in shaping Iran's strategic decisions.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
“What an odd discipline autobiography turns out to be,” muses Charles Arrowby, the central figure in Iris Murdoch’s novel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Suleimani, an Arabic speaker, was a central figure in the formation of Iran’s proxy constellation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
He fell in easily enough with the "new learning," but the central figure in the novel pleasant world of refinement continued throughout to be Laura Hammond.
From The New Rector by Weyman, Stanley John
