How to Use title character in a Sentence

title character

noun
  • Thirlby played Juno's friend in the film, while Page played the title character.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 7 June 2023
  • One of Tallchief’s most iconic roles was the title character in The Firebird in 1949.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Michael Keaton is also set to reprise his role as the title character.
    Rachel Seo, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Bardot plays the title character, who takes Birkin to bed.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 July 2023
  • As the title character, Alonso is now the star of the show, deservedly so in a role that fits him perfectly.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Dionne Brown stars as the title character, with Bellah playing her best friend Kyazike.
    Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The opening scene shows the title character, Suzume, looking for her mother.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Robert played the title character, Dr. Dolittle, a man who can speak to animals.
    Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Pierre plays the title character, while Harrison plays the villain Scar.
    Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • As the person who plays the title character and is in nearly every frame, he’s still been at the forefront of viewers’ minds, even without being present to make the campaign rounds.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The film and Colman Domingo’s riveting turn as the openly gay title character should do much to correct that.
    Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • On the whole, though, Lawmen: Bass Reeves doesn’t get nearly close enough to connecting with what’s so special about its title character.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The murder of three people should not lead to an opera note by me: but the title character in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, by Shostakovich, kills her father-in-law that way.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Nov. 2023
  • In Furiosa, Taylor-Joy stars as a younger version of Theron’s title character, and the film reveals her origin story.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Whatever the behind-the-scenes process was, the final version comes across just as focused and sure of itself as its title character so often is.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In a drama filled with dancing and bull fighting, the title character seduces the soldier Don José, who in turn leaves behind his former life and love to pursue her.
    Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2023
  • Nolan won best director for the movie and Cillian Murphy was named best actor for his performance as the title character.
    David Leonhardt, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The majority of Christopher Nolan’s script for Oppenheimer was written in the first person of the title character.
    Craigh Barboza, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Shy offers another world in miniature, inscribed with the voices that come from and surround the title character—a troubled boy of thirteen who finds himself at the end of the end.
    Hazlitt, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Another thing: Rigoletto, the title character, is a court jester, and a hunchback.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 June 2023
  • Foster plays out lesbian Bonnie Stoll, the real-life friend and coach of the title character, long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad.
    Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Murphy plays the title character in the film that will win the Academy Award for best picture, feverishly inhabiting the skin of a man at war with himself.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The music combines with the bone-shaking sound design to give the movie a febrile energy that won’t quit, mirroring the nervous inner life of its title character.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2023
  • The only audible voices are within the first few seconds – a series of goodbyes from the title character and her mother, Chilli.
    Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The latest trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians takes viewers farther into the challenges its title character will face.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Justina Machado portrays the title character, who emerges from a 16-year-prison stint eager to find the drug dealer-boyfriend whose actions put her there, and desperate to get her life back on track.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 7 July 2023
  • In a critical scene in the movie, the title character has to choose between living a fantasy and knowing the truth about the world, symbolized by a choice between a pink high-heeled shoe or a Birkenstock.
    Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Fury of the Gods, which would’ve seen Justice Society of America members inviting the sequel’s title character to join their group.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The film's new title, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, is a reference to its title character.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Levy, who audiences know best as the title character from Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, makes her stage debut as the ditzy Dusty.
    EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024

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