bit player
Example Sentences
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Sauerkraut has long been a bit player in the American diet, topping the occasional hot dog or Reuben sandwich.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Rolls-Royce is a bit player in a market that has powerful and successful leaders, and that rival Pratt and Witney lost $8bn trying and failing to break into.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
Back in 2007, Heighberger was a bit player in a relatively trivial, albeit troubling, instance of government deception.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024
Was the Society a prime mover, or a bit player?
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024
He could have been a bit player on a Saturday morning children’s show.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
