Examples of leading man in a Sentence
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End of carousel Surely there’s a joke in there somewhere about a famous leading man’s career ending with a gig playing Benjamin Franklin.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Anthony Mackie was introduced to the world as a leading man in a Spike Lee joint.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
Great image for an iconic series, awful choice for a fictional self-destructive leading man.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
That striving for grace extends beyond the film’s leading man, too, and can be found in even the smallest comic relief characters and especially in Condon’s big bad.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
Both actors have played the show's leading man on the Regency era series, with Page kicking things off as the brooding Duke of Hastings in season one, opposite love interest Daphne Bridgerton (played by Phoebe Dynevor).
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024
Jake Gyllenhaal is the type of movie star who tends toward two speeds: leading man with haunted look and solid jaw, and wonderfully self-conscious eccentric.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
Since his deeply affecting breakout roles in early films like October Sky and Donnie Darko, Jake Gyllenhaal has proven to be one of his generation's most versatile leading men.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Related Articles Her reported preference for Alec Baldwin would have been based on the fact that the future Emmy winner and Donald Trump impersonator was hot property in Hollywood and seen as a leading man of the future.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Anthony Mackie was introduced to the world as a leading man in a Spike Lee joint.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
Great image for an iconic series, awful choice for a fictional self-destructive leading man.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
That striving for grace extends beyond the film’s leading man, too, and can be found in even the smallest comic relief characters and especially in Condon’s big bad.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
Both actors have played the show's leading man on the Regency era series, with Page kicking things off as the brooding Duke of Hastings in season one, opposite love interest Daphne Bridgerton (played by Phoebe Dynevor).
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024
Jake Gyllenhaal is the type of movie star who tends toward two speeds: leading man with haunted look and solid jaw, and wonderfully self-conscious eccentric.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
Since his deeply affecting breakout roles in early films like October Sky and Donnie Darko, Jake Gyllenhaal has proven to be one of his generation's most versatile leading men.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Related Articles Her reported preference for Alec Baldwin would have been based on the fact that the future Emmy winner and Donald Trump impersonator was hot property in Hollywood and seen as a leading man of the future.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20man. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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