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
She was also scolded for devoting too much time to handling weapons, neglecting some of the duties of her secondary role as prop assistant.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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
He now played but a secondary role in the chamber, and occupied himself mostly with the direction of the journal L’Autorit�, which he had founded.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various