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
After the preliminaries had all been completed, in which the Hudson’s Bay Company trader had the principal part to perform, the time was fixed for the meeting of the two tribes.
From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry
