bit player
Example Sentences
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His bandmates are pretty funny but so underwritten that one even gives a big speech about how he’s more than just a bit player in Rick’s life.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Sauerkraut has long been a bit player in the American diet, topping the occasional hot dog or Reuben sandwich.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Rolls-Royce is a bit player in a market that has powerful and successful leaders, and that rival Pratt and Witney lost $8bn trying and failing to break into.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
But South Africa’s leader was nothing more than a bit player in this tableau, while the white Afrikaners under supposed threat of extermination didn’t even get speaking parts.
From Salon • May 25, 2025
He could have been a bit player on a Saturday morning children’s show.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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