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Examples of leading lady in a Sentence
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Thomas Rhett is celebrating his leading lady on Mother's Day.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
Ahead of the Gala, Chu spoke with Variety celebrating his leading lady.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 May 2024
As a guest on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, The Bachelor alum, 29, revealed that she was offered the role of the upcoming season’s leading lady.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
The Bachelor alum, who came in fourth place on Joey Graziadei’s season earlier this year, opened up on a new episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast about her decision not to become the next leading lady.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2024
Editor's Note This article was originally published on November 3, 2022
Jennifer Garner has long been one of our favorite leading ladies.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 1 May 2024
After Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor wrapped up, Jenn Tran was announced as the franchise’s next leading lady during the After the Final Rose special.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 1 May 2024
As for his leading lady, Taylor-Joy first caught Miller's eye in Edgar Wright's 2021 film Last Night in Soho.
—EW.com, 1 May 2024
But instead of a smooth path ahead, the unfortunate thespians are dealt a hand that includes an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that has trouble remaining dead and clumsy actors who have difficulties remembering their lines.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20lady. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
leading lady
noun
: an actress who plays the leading female role in a play or movie
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