8 example sentences using principal.
Principal used in a sentence
Principal in a sentence as a noun
"He once sentenced a teen to three months in jail for creating a MySpace page that mocked her schools assistant principal.
Boss men definitely were more principal in driving Work to its current state, but it was a coevolution.
Both the principal and the police officer made it reasonably clear they did not wish to discuss the matter.
While the principal did respond to Mueller's questions, it seems unlikely she implied any consent to record.
Principal in a sentence as an adjective
The investor loans funds to the company and the company signs a note promising to repay the principal with interest.
After your last proposal, I will resist this legal action well beyond what makes any financial sense, simply out of principal.
For instance, in 2013, I think it's impossible to interview with us without knowing what our whole hiring process is, and without having the phone number of a company principal to call with questions.
You don't figure out Dirichlet allocation and principal components and matrix regularization hacking away in your garage.
Principal definitions
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
See also: head
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
See also: corpus
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
See also: dealer
most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"