How to Use protagonist in a Sentence

protagonist

noun

• She was a leading protagonist in the civil rights movement.
• Milton Friedman is usually cited as the leading American protagonist of monetarism.
• In the trailer, Ichiban, the floofy-haired protagonist of Like a Dragon, has washed up on a beach butt-ass-naked.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 11 June 2023
• The new game will feature a playable female protagonist for the first time.
  — Time, 25 Aug. 2023
• Killjoy's vengeful protagonists gave me a lot of new ideas about how to kill men.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 29 May 2023
• But there is one man who has emerged as the campaign’s chief protagonist.
  — Claire Moses, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• The human drama of the protagonists, what brought them to trial in the first place, should constitute the essence of the action.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
• Those aspects linked to the protagonist Maomao in my view.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
• The book spends scant time on the protagonist’s parents, while the show embraces their pursuit of the American Dream.
  — Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• Some beats opt to teach rather than explore, and most of the stories center white protagonists.
  — Mike Scalise, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
• But the creators have something else in mind for their protagonist.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
• Our protagonist downs another shot, shakes her shiny blonde hair loose and walks right up to him.
  — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
• The protagonist can’t seem to get past the disappointment.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
• The protagonist of the new film Poor Things is no ordinary heroine.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2023
• His new film, to put it simply, appears to be a love letter to Naples with a female protagonist.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 June 2023
• Chung Suet-ying, a real-life Cantopop lyricist, steps into the shoes of the film’s protagonist.
  — Partner Content, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
• The protagonist, 11-year-old Orion (voiced by Jacob Tremblay), is a mass of anxieties, topped by his fear of the dark.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
• With Us, this is done through the female protagonist, Adelaide.
  — Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
• The Vince Staples Show is at its best when the focus is actually on the protagonist.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 Feb. 2024
• In it, the protagonist, Erin, has returned to her hometown of Belfast from London after the sudden death of a best friend leaves her unable to cope.
  — Kitty Grady, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
• Godzilla serves as a reminder for the protagonist, Koichi (Ryunosuke Kamiki), of his own wartime guilt.
  — Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
• His turn from foil to protagonist had begun two years ago, near the end of a very different final against the same opponent.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2023
• At first blush, both the film and its protagonist are quotidian.
  — Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
• The protagonist, a fiercely independent girl who wins an archery tournament, spurred Liko to give the sport a try.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
• In 2017, Moonlight became the first film starring a gay protagonist to win Best Picture.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
• Lopez shares much in common with Jorge, his middle school protagonist.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
• In the very first scene of Nonfiction, the protagonist and her husband prepare to attend a dinner party.
  — Naomi Huffman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2024
• In the story, the protagonist also confronts failure, falling flat on his back after diving into a pool – and gets back up and tries again.
  — Husna Haq, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2023
• As the story plays out, the protagonist goes between reality and the supernatural, unable to stay in the past or present for very long.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Nov. 2023
• The protagonist may change her mind about how images are shared, or about privacy as circumstances evolve.
  — Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 6 May 2024