supporting role
Example Sentences
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A muscular female soprano — Chi’cas Reid — dominates the vocal mix, with Ayers’ mellow baritone in a supporting role.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
But on the way there, the gas-powered combustion engines will play an invaluable, if supporting, role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
"Ultimately, it's a supporting role, just by the nature of their capacity and their stakes in the conflict."
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Veteran video game actor Troy Baker is nominated twice - for his lead performance as Indiana Jones in The Great Circle and for his supporting role as antagonist Higgs in Death Stranding 2.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
I like how he accepts the supporting role and doesn’t try to desi-mansplain things to me.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
