scene-stealer

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Recent Examples of scene-stealer The same energy surrounds this modest character drama from first-time writer-director David Drake, which features everyone’s favorite supporting scene-stealer Margo Martindale in a starring role. Jason Bailey, Vulture, 27 May 2026 Among Mabel’s non-furry pals, Tom Lizard (Tom Law) becomes a scene-stealer. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 The close-up views of nearby Mount Yotei looming through glass walls are the scene-stealer here. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026 In brighter hues, leather sofas can even be true statement pieces, like the textural scene-stealer in this Parisian apartment. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scene-stealer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scene-stealer
Noun
  • Beck hit 27 doubles, five triples, and 15 home runs last year.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Redshirt junior Aidan Warner, a former walk-on from Winter Park, stepped in for Lagway in 2024 after he was injured against Georgia, but remains an emergency option.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
  • Marshall Graves, his older brother and a 6-foot-4 guard, was a walk-on at LSU for two years before earning a scholarship his final two seasons and graduating in 2020.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • In a TikTok video shared on Monday, June 30, the comedian and podcast host, 34, spoke about getting Dysport, an injectable neurotoxin, in her masseter muscles as a TMJ treatment.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Dozens of people gathered at the courthouse in solidarity with the comedian on Friday, chanting anti‑government slogans, according to the opposition‑leaning newspaper Cumhuriyet.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • However, the Portuguese prima donna is only runner-up this year to the ultimate club man, Tottenham Hotspur’s Cristian Romero.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Her rendition of some of the leading prima donna roles at Vienna won international fame for the young soprano.
    From staff reports, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In fact, the 66-year-old star made his Broadway debut in the original production of A Few Good Men as a replacement cast member and understudy.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Tottenham have just signed Martin Dubravka as a new experienced understudy, with the future of long-standing number one Guglielmo Vicario in doubt.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The brothers will also serve as executive producers, alongside former costar Lovato.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The legendary comic’s last credit was the CBS series The Royal Family, which Murphy created and which reunited Foxx with his Harlem Nights costar Della Reese.
    Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.
    Don Stacom, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Broken into six-hour installments spaced out over two weeks, the hallucinatory concert extravaganza is being custom tailored, with local musicians, guest artists and glittery supernumeraries brought in for the occasion.
    Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Hilty is a master farceur, far more adept than most of her peers at physical comedy, but also a lovable, slightly scary diva.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2024

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