second banana
Example Sentences
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This time, monsters and mayhem play second banana to the people experiencing them, and “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” revels in showing us what that looks like.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2024
“The Flash,” directed by Andy Muschietti from a script by Christina Hodson, shrewdly keeps Barry in don’t-get-no-respect mode even as it moves this self-deprecating second banana front and center.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023
It helps that Reginald is played by Jacob Batalon, who is as endearingly puppy-doggish and spunky here as he is playing second banana in the most recent “Spider-Man” movies.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2022
A second banana was the second most important person in an organization.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2021
As a second banana shoe burp-squeaked onto the floor, Kyle looked up and there he was—Mr. Lemoncello!
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
