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Deadline first reported that John Lithgow was nearing final talks for the role of Albus Dumbledore, the aloof yet powerful headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 June 2025 John Lawlor, who portrayed one of Cloris Leachman’s co-workers on the CBS sitcom Phyllis and the Eastland School for Girls headmaster on the first season of the NBC comedy The Facts of Life, has died.—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025 Elsewhere, there’s an extraordinarily atmospheric lounge, Bar Bertelli, which was once the headmaster's office.—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025 Tuition at the school was once as high as $800 but has since dropped to about $600 as enrollment swelled to nearly 5,000, said deputy headmaster James Batte.—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for headmaster
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