figurante

Example Sentences

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She was employed as a figurante in a small theatre.

From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Hallard, Alys

Their malignant modesty does not deserve the respect of an intelligent figurante.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 06, May 7, 1870 by Various

Her listener had drifted from attention to the soft caressing tones of the one time Parisian figurante, whose devotion was so apparent and whose nature required a certain amount of demonstration.

From The Bondwoman by Ryan, Marah Ellis

All this was true, except about the French figurante.

From Men's Wives by Thackeray, William Makepeace

My dear Friend, *** My exertions here have been incessant, for in whatever company I go, I am obliged to be the figurante of the circle.

From Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. by Turnbull, A.