leading person
Example Sentences
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He is an absolutely leading person in that club.
From BBC ● May 4, 2025
In the struggle, as in the previous consultation, the source from which Herodotus has drawn represents Gobryas as the leading person next to Darius.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker
His position as the principal man of his section of the town, and his own good sense, made him the leading person in his neighborhood.
From Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis by George Willis Cooke
We three were met by as many Hurons, among whom was Jaap's friend 'Muss,' who was evidently the leading person of the party.
From Satanstoe by James Fenimore Cooper
I am not Member of Parliament for Perivale, and should not be the leading person in the town.
From The Belton Estate by Anthony Trollope
