minor role
Example Sentences
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Petrovich agreed that "coal plays a minor role in Italy's power mix and this won't change going forward".
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
An alumna of what was then called North Texas State University and Howard University, Shepard also had a minor role in “The Wiz.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Rate expectations have recently played just a minor role in the development of gold prices, the commodity analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
But he continued that the "minor role played by each" of them should have had a "powerful downward impact" on the sentences, and reduced each by two years.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
As Adams remembered it, Jefferson had played a decidedly minor role in the Continental Congress.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
