scene stealer

Example Sentences

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Thankfully, the story arc is designed so that chaos keeps barging in, most delightfully in the form of a scene stealer named ParTeb, a goofball from Tunisia who presents as a saucy green alien.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

In the opening episode of Season 2 of And Just Like That …, there’s a scene stealer, and it’s not a dress or a celebrity: It’s a purse stool.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

One scene stealer was an unruly pony named Sandy who stomped its hoof and shook its head aggressively during the larger-than-life Triumphal Scene, eliciting nervous laughter from the audience.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022

For Wever, who has built a reputation as a world-class scene stealer in supporting roles — the buoyant Zoey in “Nurse Jackie,” the gun-toting widow Mary Agnes in “Godless,” the relentless Det.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2020

Amy Ryan is such a captivating scene stealer, you might be surprised to realize she almost never has top billing.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2020