leading man

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Recent Examples of leading man Should The Pitt masters cancel each other out, Task standout Tom Pelphrey, who stole scenes out from under leading man Mark Ruffalo on the HBO whodunnit, could walk away not only with a nom, but the trophy itself. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 And in a city fluent in glitz and glamour, the United States found a striking new leading man for an opening act that hinted at something bigger — perhaps even a summer blockbuster. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 13 June 2026 But here, in the strongest era of his leading man status, Caine is a dashing, moral, relentless badass who takes out an entire family of rich creeps. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Spain’s midfield will win it for them and Pedri, 23, will be the leading man. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for leading man
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leading lady
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  • Off Campus’ leading lady Hannah Wells asks her hockey playing beau Garrett Graham in the second episode of the soap romance drama.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • As the matriarch of the Partridge family, Shirley Jones was unquestionably the leading lady of the series.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20man. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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