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Examples of leading lady in a Sentence
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On her latest stop in Los Angeles, the actor leaned into into her leading lady status with a dramatic white Gucci column dress featuring a scarf that draped over its asymmetrical open back.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 July 2024
The Bachelorette has a new leading lady… and a new home, too.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 8 July 2024
Julia stars as the leading lady in both romantic comedies.
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Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
Besides cementing Goth as a bona fide leading lady, West’s trilogy worked with two rising stars right before they were both launched into the stratosphere.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 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 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
leading lady
noun
: an actress who plays the leading female role in a play or movie
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