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
A leading character is an Arab teenager, Nahim, who turns out to be the lover of Adam’s daughter, a narrative that was a daring literary choice for the time.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
But the Jackson hearings feature a new leading character: Janice Rogers Brown, a former judge on the federal appeals court in Washington where Jackson now sits.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2022
Sparks fly during Christmastime when a romance novelist meets a handsome man who looks like the leading character in her books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020
Does the passage refer to any particular time in the history of the children of Israel, or of some leading character?
From Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study by Moody, Dwight Lyman
