supernumeraries
- plural of supernumerary.
Example Sentences
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He remembers the houses with high ceilings, Dresden china chandeliers and suits of armor in the corners; the men in creaking shirts; the Sunday roasts; the Harvard-Yale football games; the bustling of supernumeraries.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022
BAM Fisher is the wrong venue for “Sun & Sea,” with the singers and supernumeraries crammed on too small a sandbar, pinned up against ugly gray walls.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2021
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2018
Pasha Selim became a fashion mogul, and models were used as supernumeraries who walked an illuminated runway.
From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2014
The supernumeraries were intransigeant and troublesome; that is to say, their representative the Cat was.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
