leading man
Example Sentences
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Matt James, the leading man on Season 25 of “The Bachelor,” ambled around with his mother in a T-shirt that read, “Raw Milk Club.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
He was a wrestler and a theater kid, playing the leading man in a high-school production of “My Fair Lady.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
The gig started as a one-time guest role but “ignited a fan hysteria so intense,” Falchuk said, that the show was rewritten to make Dane a leading man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
More character actor than leading man, he could be relied upon to inject a feisty, fiery machismo and a cantankerous contrariness into the most mainstream Hollywood offering.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Nick Eisner is truly an awkward cinnamon roll of a leading man.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
