cameo

Example Sentences

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The martial arts expert turned actor has starred in a slew of action films since his acting debut with a cameo in a 1968 Dean Martin film "The Wrecking Crew."

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

James Forrest was one of the highly decorated players picked out by Tierney in midweek and the 34-year-old played a vital cameo role at Pittodrie.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The only non-spoiler cameo is Courteney Cox’s reporter Gale Weathers, an antagonist-turned-mascot who goads Sidney into admitting that their relationship is “complicated but enduring.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

More than three decades after his final game—a pain-wracked cameo in the United States’s gold-medal win over Croatia in the 1992 Olympics—Larry Bird retains a mythopoeic quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

After years of watching me film, Rose is happy to play along, to star or cameo.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed