guest appearance

noun

: appearing or performing as a guest
He'll be making a special guest appearance on the popular television show next fall.

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In 1995, Steinem made a guest appearance on the talk-show satire series starring Garry Shandling and Jeffrey Tambor. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 His full-circle final onscreen role was a two-episode guest appearance on Smallville. Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026 Hargitay who’s starred on the show as Detective Olivia Benson since 1999, met her man during season 3, when Hermann was brought on for a guest appearance as defense attorney Trevor Langan. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 There is no sign yet of George Clooney whose guest appearance in the movie was announced last year, although Netflix has confirmed to Deadline today that the star does have a cameo role. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guest appearance

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“Guest appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20appearance. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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