Sentence examples for local figure from inspiring English sources

He means to be a highly successful local figure.

The consequences of intervening with such a powerful local figure prove life changing.

The SP's mighty victory with 224 seats, for example, merely displaces another dominant local figure, Mayawati.

Standing in his way was Mr. Malunga, 42, the party chairman and a popular local figure.

There is a local figure, famous for carrying a long pole over his shoulder, painted with barber stripes.

Even his opponents concede he was an "exceptionally well known" local figure whose funeral cortege trailed through the constituency.

He may deny it, but Pizzarotti, now a TV chatshow regular, has become an eminent local figure.

A respected local figure with loyal supporters, he would, in normal times, be confident of a win.

"It's easier to break into commercial radio and while there you're groomed into a local figure," he says.

Standing just yards from Rader's home, Diana Smith thought her near neighbour was just another local figure on a quiet suburban street.

Nanna Wallis as he calls her, went on to become a key local figure in the Aboriginal right-to-vote movement of the 60s.