main character
Example Sentences
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Some authors want to give their main character a happy ending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
"There are some similarities between me and my main character but she's much grumpier than me. I'd make a useless sleuth," said Perry.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The main character, Lizzie, imagines her mother’s experience when she formed a “conscious raising group” with her friends.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
“All In the Family” signposted its main character’s irascible bigotry and generation-gap grievances in the first minute by having its main character sing wistfully of a time when “Guys like me we had it made.”
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
It hits me: we’re reading a book about a main character who’s on trial for a crime he claims he didn’t commit.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
