Examples of second fiddle in a Sentence
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But fertilizer management plays second fiddle to a different kind of climate project in the PCSC.
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Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
But Saturday night was the first instance in memory at which either played second fiddle here to a large, new, outdoor concrete edifice.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
The running game will most likely play second fiddle to a high-powered passing attack.
—Michael Haag, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
The eight candidates duking it out to play second fiddle to Donald Trump, who skipped the event to pack for his trip to the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Thursday and to gloat about his front-runner status, were oblivious to the ironies surrounding them.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
But the featured players are second fiddle to the Mayhem themselves, who have historically played second banana to characters like Fozzie Bear or Miss Piggy.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2023
Despite playing second fiddle in the arsenal industry to companies in the West, South Korean companies like Hanwha have a comparative advantage in their production capabilities.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2023
After a lifetime of playing second fiddle, Ken learns about the patriarchy and returns to Barbieland to install his own government while Barbie is still in California trying to repair the space-time continuum.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
Harris also said that in other cities, large theater companies’ obsession with funding expensive building projects was problematic and caused artistry to play second fiddle to the bottom line, making companies increasingly dependent on the whims of wealthy, often out-of-touch board members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
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Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
But Saturday night was the first instance in memory at which either played second fiddle here to a large, new, outdoor concrete edifice.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
The running game will most likely play second fiddle to a high-powered passing attack.
—Michael Haag, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
The eight candidates duking it out to play second fiddle to Donald Trump, who skipped the event to pack for his trip to the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Thursday and to gloat about his front-runner status, were oblivious to the ironies surrounding them.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
But the featured players are second fiddle to the Mayhem themselves, who have historically played second banana to characters like Fozzie Bear or Miss Piggy.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2023
Despite playing second fiddle in the arsenal industry to companies in the West, South Korean companies like Hanwha have a comparative advantage in their production capabilities.
—Joohee Cho, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2023
After a lifetime of playing second fiddle, Ken learns about the patriarchy and returns to Barbieland to install his own government while Barbie is still in California trying to repair the space-time continuum.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
Harris also said that in other cities, large theater companies’ obsession with funding expensive building projects was problematic and caused artistry to play second fiddle to the bottom line, making companies increasingly dependent on the whims of wealthy, often out-of-touch board members.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
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First Known Use
1809, in the meaning defined above
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second fiddle
noun
: a person who fills a secondary role
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