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

While best known for scene-stealing appearances as a supporting player, Mr. Norman was always more than a character actor.

From New York Times • May 25, 2024

And Ohtani is not simply a supporting player.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

Years of struggle as a supporting player in service of others have finally led to his turn in the spotlight.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 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