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 Alys Hallard
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 A. Turnbull
The young figurante frequently extended her arms and threw herself on her knees, as if in invocation of some unseen power.
From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by W. H. Davenport Adams
The poor figurante must devote years of incessant toil to her profitless task before she can shine in it.
From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Samuel Smiles
The angel appearing to Jeanne d'Arc seems to have been modelled from a figurante at the opera.
From The Story of Paris by Katherine Kimball
