How to Use supporting cast in a Sentence

supporting cast

noun
  • Part of that was a supporting cast sparse in skill.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And the supporting cast didn’t pick up the pace enough.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • It’s served as their supporting cast for the last four years.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The supporting cast has not been there, and, frankly, is old.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Is the supporting cast good enough?
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • Much of the supporting cast is British.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • So what is with the supporting cast doing so well?
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • The last key part of this equation is his supporting cast.
    — Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • That might be good enough with this defense and supporting cast.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Daniels appeared sharp, but his supporting cast raised some red flags.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
  • But the supporting cast wasn’t yet set when the scripts showed up in her inbox.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • And with a new season comes brand new cases and a brand new supporting cast.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
  • New York’s supporting cast was.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • The supporting cast and the draft assets attached will be a hefty price to pay.
    — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
  • For most of the night, Game 1 was about the supporting cast — not the stars.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
  • But at this point, the caliber of his supporting cast is unclear.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The film has a strong supporting cast safely out of the way of all the firepower.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The supporting cast makes their mark, if less indelibly.
    — Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Most of the supporting cast from the finals run two years ago remains intact.
    — Kevin Sherrington feb. 16, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • And the program made good on its promise to upgrade his supporting cast.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The film has such a talented supporting cast.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
  • Joy Randolph are among the supporting cast.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Sometimes, the supporting cast and the flow of the game makes such a big difference.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • Madison was a member of the supporting cast.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 18 Dec. 2025
  • That came with a strong defensive supporting cast.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Also could use a supporting cast for Cam Ward.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Cameron Johnson is still with the Nets, as the supporting cast has changed around him.
    — Law Murray, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • There’s some irony in it — Walker serving as the new supporting cast.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • That’s more of an indictment on his supporting cast than anything else.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

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