lead role

Example Sentences

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It is playing the lead role in SpaceX’s $75 billion initial public offering in the coming week and was involved in Alphabet’s $45 billion of equity offering last week.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Her words bear a wonderful complexity thanks to Palmer, who’s perfectly cast in her lead role.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The actor Val Kilmer, who died in 2025, is set to be recreated with AI technology in order to be a lead role in an upcoming movie.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

One thing to know: Director Kleber Mendonça Filho wrote the lead role of a man on the run in 1970s Brazil for Oscar-nominated star Wagner Moura.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Roza, naturally, has to have a lead role.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper