How to Use supporting cast in a Sentence

supporting cast

noun
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  • The supporting cast has not been there, and, frankly, is old.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
  • But here’s the thing: The supporting cast is what gives this show its heart.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The supporting cast was able to pick it up, but 24 got to take it easy for a game.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
  • End of carousel The supporting cast was also a bit uneven (partially due to the sound in the hall).
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • For the most part, Brunson’s supporting cast answered the call.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024
  • And with a new season comes brand new cases and a brand new supporting cast.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
  • The show’s supporting cast is good, if not as memorable as Brown and Frieden.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • But at this point, the caliber of his supporting cast is unclear.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The supporting cast, though, has been strengthened, which can only help the Warriors down the stretch and into the playoffs.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2023
  • When Bates or Taylor has an off night, the Dawgs can't count on a standout performance from the supporting cast.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Every team needs its supporting cast to deliver as well in order to cut down the nets.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Foley’s supporting cast is less eager to seek out the spotlight.
    — Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The supporting cast is nearly as strong, though the time-line hopping and the old-age makeup don’t always work to their advantage.
    — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Even if a big addition isn’t made this summer, the Heat will try to make tweaks to the supporting cast in hopes of its upgrading roster.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
  • And as the past three games since the All-Star break has shown, when Colorado’s world-class forwards aren’t firing at the typical rate, the Avs need more from their supporting cast.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Well, the 49ers have got a Pro Bowl quarterback in a record-setting Purdy, and a tremendous supporting cast that is healthy and hungry.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • If Netflix announces a new season, then fans will have a brand new supporting cast of characters to get to know.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Rosita notwithstanding, the late stages of The Walking Dead were fairly easy on even the supporting cast.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2024
  • This is Mizu’s journey, but they’re joined by a colorful supporting cast of characters that try to sway them from the lone wolf path of revenge.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But the supporting cast around him has many new faces as the Lions look for a repeat conference championship.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2023
  • In his first tour of this size in 30 years, LL Cool J will headline and has personally curated the supporting cast, which will change in each city.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The star is the spotlight on the mound, the supporting cast fanned out around him, the mathematical precision of the game moving with the kind of inevitability of Greek tragedy.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a supporting cast of human shark meat, as well as a witty actor or two (like Page Kennedy) mixed into the B-movie genericism.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, the Heat also made what appeared then to be a big trade for Kyle Lowry that offseason, so Miami did more than just make tweaks to the supporting cast that summer.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
  • But with a lackluster supporting cast around that duo, the Chiefs prefer to face man-to-man defenses (often stemming from a blitz) than zone looks.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Cano’s supporting cast includes all his corridos contemporaries and the acts that have risen in his wake.
    — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2023
  • Within this austerity, the supporting cast does, like Nora, still manage to scrimp and save and come up with something good.
    — Vulture, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The principals were all boosted by an equally strong supporting cast.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Like its predecessors, X and Pearl, this is a gleeful dive into retro movie tropes with vivid period evocation, this time featuring a deluxe supporting cast.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
  • Young’s 2023 supporting cast was underwhelming, and that low-tier group factored heavily into his struggles.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2024

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