scene stealer

Example Sentences

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In the opening episode of Season 2 of And Just Like That …, there’s a scene stealer, and it’s not a dress or a celebrity: It’s a purse stool.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Like a dog nosing around in the background, a robot vacuum cleaner is a guaranteed scene stealer.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

“I have to have some emotion. I don’t want to just be a funny scene stealer, which is great. Not going to complain about that. But you have to show her heart.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Hahn is an eternal scene stealer, always claiming our attention with consistently mordant, bracing performances that are impossible to ignore.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2021

“Jojo Rabbit” scene stealer Archie Yates is forced to fend for himself in the 2021 comedy-franchise entry “Home Sweet Home Alone.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2021