figurante
Example Sentences
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The young figurante frequently extended her arms and threw herself on her knees, as if in invocation of some unseen power.
From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Adams, W. H. Davenport
Her listener had drifted from attention to the soft caressing tones of the one time Parisian figurante, whose devotion was so apparent and whose nature required a certain amount of demonstration.
From The Bondwoman by Ryan, Marah Ellis
She was employed as a figurante in a small theatre.
From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Hallard, Alys
The young figurante frequently stretched out her arms and knelt down as if to invoke some invisible being.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
There stood I for whole mornings, with a long staff, and stretched my legs; but notwithstanding all my good- will, it was Dahlen's opinion that I should never get beyond a figurante.
From True Story of My Life by Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)
