supplementary to
Example Sentences
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The head of Operation Kenova, Sir Iain Livingstone, said the 16 people investigated were "supplementary" to the operation's main focus of investigating Stakeknife.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023
If I’m feeling this way, this energy is up in the air, I can write songs, and that’s really important, but this project was almost supplementary to the songs.
From The Verge • Aug. 29, 2016
The DIY attitude wasn't just supplementary to the music: it informed it, engendering a spirit of personal integrity and no-compromise.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2012
That means 10 more years before a system — once imagined to be only supplementary to Social Security and pension plans — is fully tested.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2012
The windows were furnished with thick oak doors that closed from the inside and effected a protection for the apertures supplementary to that of the window panes.
From Unfettered A Novel by Griggs, Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert)
