leading lady

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Recent Examples of leading lady His main job was smoldering as the leading lady pined for him. — Esther Zuckerman, Time, 29 Aug. 2025 The producer, who also manages Chris Brown, recently bought his leading lady a Maybach, and the generous gift brought the singer to tears. — Essence, 18 Aug. 2025 During that time, he was successfully paired with one leading lady (Demi Moore as Jackie Templeton) after another (Emma Samms as Holly Sutton) after another (Finola Hughes as Anna Devane). — Team Tvline, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025 Neeson himself raved about his leading lady in an Entertainment Weekly cover story published last month. — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leading lady
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leading man
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  • He wasn’t considered a leading man before that.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Gradually, Redford turned into the star—our collective idea of what a leading man should do and be.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20lady. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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