main character
Example Sentences
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There’s moments where the main character is shouting out the names of all these people buried all around us.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"In fiction, the main character is often the centre of events," he says.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“All In the Family” signposted its main character’s irascible bigotry and generation-gap grievances in the first minute by having its main character sing wistfully of a time when “Guys like me we had it made.”
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
When I first heard the result, I wasn’t even sure what leukemia was—I vaguely remembered it was the disease the main character died of in the book “Love Story.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
It hits me: we’re reading a book about a main character who’s on trial for a crime he claims he didn’t commit.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
