lead role
Example Sentences
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Do I take a lead role in trying to manage his affairs?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Since Deutch’s first lead role in the undervalued 2014 “Twilight” piggybacker “Vampire Academy,” her screen presence has been 15-going-on-45: a dimpled ingenue with the confident patter of a Preston Sturges heroine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Her words bear a wonderful complexity thanks to Palmer, who’s perfectly cast in her lead role.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
But an attempt - over a curry at Deighton's house - to persuade Paul McCartney into taking a lead role came to nothing.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
And every single one of them wanted the lead role in Annie.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
