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
Tina Huang, who plays the leading character Kat Chan, pointed out how a majority of the people on and off stage for the production identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
“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
As the leading character in a musical, Caroline is unique: Titanically dour, she seeks to repel all sympathy her circumstances might invite.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
Direct perception of truth is its leading character.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan
