supporting player
Example Sentences
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She was in front of the camera as the star of the hit romantic comedy “Baby Boom” and as a supporting player in Woody Allen’s ensemble comedy-drama “Radio Days.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
And Ohtani is not simply a supporting player.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023
The Irish actor, though a regular presence in Nolan films going back almost two decades, had always been a supporting player.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023
To merely employ her as a supporting player would be a waste.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 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
