How to Use leading lady in a Sentence

leading lady

noun
  • The leading ladies of Huntr/x are here to stay.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Time to pick a date and invite some of our leading ladies and gents.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2019
  • And that was just as important to the leading ladies on the show.
    — Carla Renata, Variety, 13 June 2024
  • What happens when your leading lady goes off the rails?
    — Paula Ebben, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This is far from the first time Hugh has gushed about his leading lady.
    — Megan Friedman, Good Housekeeping, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Who hasn't been inspired by a hunky rom-com hero or fierce leading lady?
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Tveit is quick to defend his leading lady.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The leading lady in Dane Cook’s life is a much younger singer.
    — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Shelton seems to feel the exact same way about his leading lady.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Lin-Manuel is in awe of his leading lady — and for good reason.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 4 July 2020
  • His main job was smoldering as the leading lady pined for him.
    — Esther Zuckerman, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The actor posed on the blue carpet beside the leading ladies.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • But even our favorite leading lady and future talk show host can slip up from time to time.
    — Megan Stein, Country Living, 9 Apr. 2019
  • The leading lady has never bought into the idea that a movie star can’t speak her mind.
    — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2020
  • With a new song for each leading lady now, that helps keep them equally balanced here.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The trailer quickly flips through a montage of the rest of the film's leading ladies.
    — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Dec. 2017
  • The three leading ladies have developed great chemistry on and off screen.
    — Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Here, a look at a few of our all-time favorite Swedish models and leading ladies.
    — Sophie Schulte-Hillen, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Thankfully, the leading ladies were able to work past their issues.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
  • There's a new age of film, and some of Hollywood's leading ladies are here for it.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
  • This week's quiz highlights leading ladies, music milestones and much more.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Disney refused to stand by its leading lady in the run-up to the film’s release.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
  • 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 current leading ladies in British pop have also made major moves on the chart this week.
    — Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The leading lady's latest role wasn't on the silver screen, but was just as public.
    — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 2 July 2018
  • 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
  • So here’s to TV’s leading ladies—both those behind the camera and in front of it.
    — Samantha Barry, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2018
  • The show's leading lady is nothing if not a huge cheerleader for her co-stars, both past and present.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
  • 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

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