Examples of “principal” in a Sentence

adj Most important; main.

• The principal reason for the delay was the weather.
• Cotton is the region's principal export.
• Her principal concern was keeping the children safe on the trip.

noun The head of a school.

• The principal called an assembly to address the students.
• The principal shook hands with every pupil on the last day of term.
• Our principal visits each classroom once a week.

noun A sum of money originally invested or lent, before interest.

• After ten years, most of her payments had gone to interest rather than the principal.
• You pay interest on the principal, so a smaller loan costs less.
• He paid off the principal early to reduce what he owed overall.