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
Sitting in her dressing room before a matinee performance of “John,” Ms. Engel was asked to describe what it meant to finally tackle a principal part.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2015
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
The principal part of the rebel forces in Northern Mississippi were then camped at Lumpkins' Mills, seven miles south of Holly Springs.
From Four Years A Scout and Spy by E. C. Downs
