How to Use headliner in a Sentence

headliner

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  • He was the headliner at a local night club.
  • There are also paved trails around the park, but the trails are the headliner.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But the movie’s headliner was Carl Weathers — for once not a sideman, but the star.
    — Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The arrangement was meant to showcase the whole Cuban team, but Cruz was the headliner.
    — Morgan Campbell Todd Heisler, New York Times, 24 June 2023
  • Remember your helmet and bike lights since the sun has set by the time the headliner wraps up.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In a league of unknown players, the coaches are the headliners.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • The event started in 2010, and this year has nabbed Janet Jackson and Kendrick Lamar as headliners.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The headliner was Monday evening’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Marc Jacobs show.
    — Chloe Malle, Vogue, 29 June 2023
  • While Bryan was a model headliner to close out the night, the day was an eventful one leading up to his set.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The evening begins with a children’s performer followed by the headliners at 6 p.m. 5 to 8 p.m. Free.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • The headliners, of course, are the Royals’ starting pitchers.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Castro, Lenin, Stalin, Tito and Mao rank among the headliners.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • This is a group of people who (were) about to perform on stage with the headliner and were not given passes.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Apr. 2023
  • On nights when there is a headliner, that set comes next for 75-minutes, followed by a late-night party with more cabaret.
    — Melinda Sheckells, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • But what makes the 2023 festival unique is the fact that two of the headliners don’t primarily sing in English.
    — Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Traid has been a headliner in the North Halsted/Boystown area of Chicago for 10 years.
    — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
  • Satin and company share the bill with headliner Kendra Morris and Elbows.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Come July, if the Rangers need to make a trade for pitching or a bat, Duran might be playing his way into a deal headliner.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • The headliner also features color-changing LEDs as a nod to the actress’s love of nighttime drives.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2024
  • As the headliner, all the decisions ultimately funnel back to Becky and her vision for the tour.
    — Mekita Rivas, refinery29.com, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Prince The inimitable Prince put on a blowout performance as Coachella’s headliner in 2008.
    — Brittany Natale, Redbook, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Last year’s headliner was the area’s No. 2 commit — Oklahoma signee Jackson Arnold — but this year’s class doesn’t have a quarterback in the top 10.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 26 June 2023
  • Alas, Usher has already been announced as the headliner for next year’s Super Bowl.
    — Vulture, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The three-day festival’s final evening will wrap with headliner Morgan Wallen on April 28.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Brown was the headliner of the 49ers’ nine-man draft that was historic for being the only one in franchise history that didn’t include a first- or second-round pick.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
  • Last year’s edition featured headliners Bad Bunny and Tyler, the Creator.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The three-day festival gets under way Friday with headliner Luke Bryan.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Costello most recently toured as a headliner with Nick Lowe as his opening act.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The night's headliner, metal band Morbid Angel, announced on Facebook that their show was canceled due to the weather.
    — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Yet the main headliner was Formula 1 and a race that had a global audience unlike any before it.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2023

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