Definition: 1. Most important; main. 2. The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated. 3. The educator who has executive authority for a school. 4. An actor who plays a principal role.
Use 'principal' in a sentence:
1. The principal waffled on about exam results but no one was listening.
2. The principal effect of the demand for new houses was to inflate prices.
3. The process of biological growth was the principal scientific theme of E.T. Brewster's book. Yet science had no explanations, only descriptions.
4. We had to go and see the principal one at a time.
5. Donald King is the principal of Dartmouth High School.
6. In many parts of the world renewable energy is already a principal energy source.
7. We looked around the school and talked with the principal.
8. Manchester College elected him Principal in 1956.
9. The principal is a very busy woman.
10. Their principal concern is bound to be that of winning the next general election.
11. Everyone will be there, from the Principal down.
12. James Madison was the principal architect of the constitution.
13. It's incorporated into the principal act of worship, the communion service.
14. I asked my principal if he could arrange a collection for a refugee charity.
15. The principal knows all the students by name.
16. The book was kindly and favourably reviewed in the principal papers.
17. The students passed a motion of no-confidence in the college principal.
18. In dry areas, the wind is the principal agent of erosion.
19. The day commenced with a welcome from the principal.
20. This strategy has two principal variations.
21. City's principal marksman was Joe Harvey who scored seventeen goals.
22. Although I hated going there, I did not hate the principal, Mr. Ratcliff.
23. The principal reason for my change of mind is this.
24. If the price level rises, your principal rises as well.
25. It was done without the principal's authority.
26. They were the principal shareholders in a bank riddled with corruption.
27. The principal range runs east to west.
28. Stoppard had to recast four of the principal roles.
29. The map shows the principal towns and rivers.
30. Applications with a full curriculum vitae and two references should reach the Principal by June 12th.
31. I sent a copy to the school principal.
32. Everyone sprang to their feet when the principal walked in.
33. Their principal function was to provide funds for the state.
34. The college principal promised to look into the matter.
35. The two principal combustion products are water vapor and carbon dioxide.
36. The principal person in the procession was a priest.
37. The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.
38. The post of principal of the theatre school became vacant and he leapt at the chance.
39. She abused her position as principal by giving jobs to her friends.
40. Further information is available on application to the principal.
41. New roads will link the principal cities of the area.
42. A country's principal resource is its brainpower.
43. In the principal room, a grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.
