principal part
Example Sentences
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Even then, Salonga, who was the first Asian actress to land a principal part in the acclaimed musical, says her role was very much an "experiment".
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
“Yes, those things are going on, but they are not the principal part of the problem,” Mr. Markovits said, referring to schemes like the recent college admissions scandal.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2019
Last year, Ms. Miller, the lead in “Western,” performed the principal part in Balanchine’s “Walpurgisnacht Ballet.”
From New York Times ● May 26, 2014
Maybe, more than tactics or anything, the principal part.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2013
I recommend you at all times to point chiefly at the quarters, with your guns slanting fore and aft; this is the principal part of a ship.
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