central figure
Example Sentences
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One big name likely to stay far from the Venice limelight is Elon Musk, the central figure in a documentary from US filmmaker Alex Gibney.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
With so much information to handle, finding a throughline or an overarching theme can be difficult, and it doesn’t help that the story lacks a central figure to guide a reader through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mr. Netravalkar is an engaging central figure and the pacing of the film is fairly brisk even though this viewer found the production values mixed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The bank's governor Kazuo Ueda - a central figure in deciding interest rates - missed this week's meeting due to being in hospital as he is treated for an infected liver cyst.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The Gospels had not yet appeared; the world was without a miracle; Mary, the bride of Heaven, afterwards the central figure in the Hierarchy of the orthodox, had no place in history.
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by George Reber
