supporting player
Example Sentences
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Looking back, it seems inevitable that I would eventually want to promote the cracker from supporting player to guest of honor.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Few are facing more questions than Jefferies Financial Group JEF 1.45%increase; green up pointing triangle , a supporting player in the finance world that now finds itself in the harsh spotlight of an accounting scandal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
A supporting player through the show’s first two seasons, Penelope is the main character of Season 3, which begins streaming May 16 on Netflix.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
And Ohtani is not simply a supporting player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
They were stacked with talent—big, tough players, like Jason Zundel and Dallas Miller, and they had in Reggie a tenacious defender and supporting player.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
