figurante

Example Sentences

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All this was true, except about the French figurante.

From Men's Wives by Thackeray, William Makepeace

The angel appearing to Jeanne d'Arc seems to have been modelled from a figurante at the opera.

From The Story of Paris by Kimball, Katherine

Mademoiselle Prévost, alarmed at such a triumph, intrigued with such success that Mademoiselle de Camargo was soon forced to fall back to the position of a mere figurante.

From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various

My dear friend, … My exertions have been incessant, for in whatever company I go, I am obliged to be the figurante of the circle.

From Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey by Cottle, Joseph

The poor figurante must devote years of incessant toil to her profitless task before she can shine in it. 

From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Smiles, Samuel