supporting role

Example Sentences

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"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

Suddenly, it’s a nut dessert with a brownie supporting role.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Currently, the youngest winner is Kate Winslet, who was 20 when she won for female actor in a supporting role for “Sense and Sensibility” in 1996.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

There’s no doubt that Canada came to Italy as the favorite, boasting a lineup so wildly loaded with talent that Sidney Crosby was relegated to a supporting role.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 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