leading character

Example Sentences

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The set is the centerpiece of a movie studio that is itself a leading character in Hollywood lore.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

“So many times throughout this process, I’ve definitely had moments where I’m like, ‘Am I out of my mind by having this person to be our leading character?’

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

And they have turned Mr. Reddé into a leading character of French demonstrations, a kind of “Where’s Waldo?” who invariably appears alongside unionists blowing foghorns and battalions of armor-clad riot police.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

“It was a very sweet leading character to play, because the character doesn’t know what’s going on and I didn’t either.”

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

This Book may, therefore, be called Nausicaa's Book, as she is the leading character in it, imparting to it a marvelous mood of idyllic beauty and womanly purity.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques