supporting cast

noun

: the actors in a play, film, or television show other than the main stars

a strong supporting cast

Examples of supporting cast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Having those players take up an increasingly smaller portion of the salary cap each year could give teams extra wiggle room under the aprons to build out a championship-caliber supporting cast. —Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

The supporting cast also included Teri Garr as Inga, Cloris Leachman as severe housemaid Fraü Blucher and, in an uncredited cameo, Gene Hackman as a blind hermit. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 25 June 2025

With Damian Lillard set to miss most of the '25-26 season and Brook Lopez unlikely to be retained, Milwaukee's roster will feature a lacking supporting cast around Antetokounmpo and Kyle Kuzma unless the Bucks are able to pull off a trade or free agent signing to upgrade the roster. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025

Zoe Saldaña, Brad Garrett, and Jameela Jamil round out a supporting cast filled with humans and non-humans. —Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 20 June 2025

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