secondary role
Example Sentences
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Djokovic has had to settle for a secondary role since Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz took control of the men's tour.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
Caroline Carberry KC, for Batool, had earlier said her sentence was too long and did not properly reflect her secondary role.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025
Days before the tragedy, a production manager also scolded Gutierrez-Reed for spending too much time dealing with weapons and not enough on her secondary role as assistant prop master.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024
"But the really surprising finding was that the RNA-binding proteins actually play a secondary role rather than a primary role in the process," she says.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023
The recent victory of the Maid, a victory in which several of the captains least hostile to her had played a secondary role, inspired them all with secret and bitter envy.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne