bit player
Example Sentences
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Xu is a bit player in what has become one of the biggest segments of China’s labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
Eberl said in the summer that Tel would feature more this campaign, but he has found himself in the role of a bit player.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025
And without her talent and love, Bono would have likely remained a bit player on the fringes of the entertainment industry.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
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
