supporting
/ (səˈpɔːtɪŋ) /
(of a role) being a fairly important but not leading part, esp in a play or film
(of an actor or actress) playing a supporting role
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How to use supporting in a sentence
“I heard Jeffrey was interested in supporting science and I contacted him,” Krauss said.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat stuck in my mind were the two supporting actors, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“Lack of forward firing ordnance in a CAS supporting aircraft is a major handicap,” he added.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019 | Dave Majumdar | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe risks are too high to warrant supporting public marriage proposals.
Fruitcake quickly acclimated to its American home, and even plays a supporting role in American literature.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe narrow individualism of the nineteenth century refused to recognize the social duty of supporting somebody else's grandmother.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockHer men can lie in Grenoble gaol to be dealt with by yourself for supporting her in an attempt to resist the Queen's authority.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniOught they to join themselves with the people of the lands wherein they dwell, in supporting thrones of iniquity?
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamIt would be easy to multiply individual cases supporting the same general principles.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy | Alexander Hughes Bennett
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