supporting player
Example Sentences
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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
Ellis-Taylor frequently works within ensembles or as a supporting player, which she explains as a drive to portray interesting people no matter the size of the role.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
After all, audiences first met Agatha as a supporting player in Wanda’s own grief-stricken trek through TV history.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024
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
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
