How to Use leading lady in a Sentence

leading lady

noun
  • Gibbs and Fell are just two of the leading ladies behind the wheel at CFL.
    Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • And that was just as important to the leading ladies on the show.
    Carla Renata, Variety, 13 June 2024
  • Time to pick a date and invite some of our leading ladies and gents.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2019
  • This is far from the first time Hugh has gushed about his leading lady.
    Megan Friedman, Good Housekeeping, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The actor posed on the blue carpet beside the leading ladies.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • In 2014, the No Doubt leading lady made her debut as a coach.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 6 May 2021
  • But the film's leading lady didn't appear to mind one bit.
    Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2019
  • Lin-Manuel is in awe of his leading lady — and for good reason.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 4 July 2020
  • Over the past two decades, the broadcaster has been a leading lady on the radio.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The Bachelorette has a new leading lady… and a new home, too.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 8 July 2024
  • The leading lady has never bought into the idea that a movie star can’t speak her mind.
    Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Solange Knowles or Keke Palmer could be his leading lady.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Season 2 of Bridgerton has a leading lady who isn't afraid to get a bit dirty.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The leading lady in this, the Julie Andrews, so to speak, is Kristen Campbell.
    Greg Garrison | Ggarrison@al.com, al, 23 June 2022
  • Who hasn't been inspired by a hunky rom-com hero or fierce leading lady?
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The Mardi Gras season is only as good as its queens and leading ladies.
    al, 16 Feb. 2023
  • At the time, the duo posed for a photo with Garber's leading lady Bernadette Peters.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The leading ladies on The Voice are really bringing their outfit A-games.
    Megan Stein, Country Living, 15 Oct. 2019
  • The new leading lady is the Bachelorette replacement for the rest of the season.
    oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Shelton seems to feel the exact same way about his leading lady.
    Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The host was wearing a classic suit and tie while the leading lady dressed in a sparkly dress that — of course — shimmered in gold.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Thankfully, the leading ladies were able to work past their issues.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The Dior global ambassador has been a leading lady in style as of late.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Britain’s leading lady of the TV action thriller, Keeley Hawes, is back.
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Murphy wanted to be the leading lady, no matter the cost.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Chu confirmed that, at the insistance of his leading ladies, all of their vocals were done live on set.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But, why would one of Hollywood’s leading ladies leave her estate to The St. John’s sisters?
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Just don’t expect to see Barrymore as the leading lady in any new movies.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 May 2022
  • His leading lady can’t count on anyone helping her out.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
  • And with a few delicious cocktails put together by Alicia Walton, the leading lady of the boozy deck crew, an early evening at the Sea Star is as relaxing as a sunset.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024

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