title role

Example Sentences

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Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson stars in the title role.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

He co-wrote and played the title role in a Dostoyevsky trilogy for the Bristol New Vic company in 1980-81.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

She broke out in the endearingly awkward title role of the Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire” then went on to star in family-friendly movies like “Agent Cody Banks” and “Cheaper by the Dozen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Clooney has been praised for playing the title role in Jay Kelly, with New York Magazine saying his turn as an aging movie stars was "the performance of his life".

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

We were supposed to be doing Peter Pan for the winter musical, and I was basically dying to play the title role, but it was canceled too.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle