fiddle

Example Sentences

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Unilever’s food unit has long played second fiddle to personal care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Finally, their Smart Play tech kicks in automatically when you hit geo-blocked content, so you don’t have to fiddle with settings.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

Tesla might end up playing second fiddle to another Elon Musk company on its own earnings call.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

It is true that film music is on every orchestra’s schedule these days — but as second fiddle to a giant projection of a popular movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

After two songs, the fiddle and horn carried on alone while the drummer went around hat in hand ungraciously accepting the pennies doled out to him.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith