second fiddle
Example Sentences
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Marmoush joined City from Eintracht Frankfurt for £59m last January but had to play second fiddle to Erling Haaland for much of his time at Etihad Stadium.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Unilever’s food unit has long played second fiddle to personal care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
“Ghost Elephants” is a Werner Herzog film so, unsurprisingly, the titular characters play second fiddle to a man on an arduous quest, with fascinating digressions along the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
Tesla might end up playing second fiddle to another Elon Musk company on its own earnings call.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
He had a bit of a reputation for ‘side,’ and now he little relished playing second fiddle to a man he esteemed as lightly as he did Lamont.
From In the Whirl of the Rising by Bertram Mitford
