bit part

Example Sentences

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Smith would play mostly a bit part outside of those eight points at the game’s most critical juncture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Only the Blue Jays were different, unwilling to accept their role as bit part characters in somebody else’s show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

“That’s a little bit part of it,” Hakstol said of his continued frustration over the outcome of Thursday’s events.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024

Yet home-schoolers still rarely pop up onscreen as more than a punchline or bit part.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

She got a bit part in a Jim Belushi movie called The Principal and Lil’ Jerry called her a movie star.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater