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
Mr. Larijani’s prominence ensures that Iran’s elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, will continue to be a bit player.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
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
Back in 2007, Heighberger was a bit player in a relatively trivial, albeit troubling, instance of government deception.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024
He could have been a bit player on a Saturday morning children’s show.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
