supporting actor
Example Sentences
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We’re losing supporting actor, supporting actress, but also writing and directing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Leto has been a prominent actor since the 1990s and won the 2014 Academy Award for best supporting actor for Dallas Buyers Club.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Gooding took home the Academy Award for best supporting actor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Low-fat and fat-free versions tend to skew either watery or weirdly sweet in that diet-adjacent way; save those for smoothies or dressings, where the yogurt is a supporting actor, not the star.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
Lombardy, the large, pale, and intense Roman Catholic priest, was perhaps the chief supporting actor in the drama at Reykjavik.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
