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Recent Examples of scene-stealer
As Derek, the inexplicably agreeable husband to Christa Miller’s filter-free Liz, McGinley already was a scene-stealer.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The cast nails their roles, but the true scene-stealer is Jeronicus’ finest achievement: the little robot Buddy 3000, a wide-eyed cutie who can walk, talk, fly, and get into trouble.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Active Time: 45 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
12
Potatoes are a bit of a scene-stealer at Thanksgiving.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany were wonderful together as opposites-attract FBI agents building the agency’s Behavioral Science Unit and training other law-enforcement officers on its tactics, but the supporting cast here had reliable scene-stealers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The cast nails their roles, but the true scene-stealer is Jeronicus’ finest achievement: the little robot Buddy 3000, a wide-eyed cutie who can walk, talk, fly, and get into trouble.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Active Time: 45 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
12
Potatoes are a bit of a scene-stealer at Thanksgiving.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany were wonderful together as opposites-attract FBI agents building the agency’s Behavioral Science Unit and training other law-enforcement officers on its tactics, but the supporting cast here had reliable scene-stealers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for scene-stealer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scene-stealer
Noun
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Additional energy sanctions could be a solid double.—
Jeff Stein and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Dec. 2024
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The former Florida State star seems on the fast track already, having hit .313 with 5 doubles, 4 triples and 7 homers in 32 minor-league games.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
15 Dec. 2024
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Washington transfer Mishael Powell, a former Huskies walk-on, wasn’t the problem in the secondary.—
Manny Navarro,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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When the true freshman phenom strained his hamstring Nov. 2 against Georgia, third-string walk-on quarterback Aidan Warner stepped in and acquitted himself well during a 34-20 loss to the No. 2 Bulldogs.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2025
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While Brand is often associated with his ex-wife and pop star Katy Perry, the comedian has been married to Laura Brand since 2017.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Josh Haskell, a reporter for the Los Angeles affiliate ABC7, posted a photo of Hader on X and recounted the crew's run-in with the comedian.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Siri would get lost trying to find prima donnas and troublemakers in the Broncos locker room.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
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Just past the gurgle of the lobby fountain was Barbie Q. Chicken, a 4-year-old bird who was both Broadway prima donna and antibullying activist.—
Peter Rubin,
Longreads,
26 Dec. 2024
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But O’Neil felt his warnings that Wolves were risking their immediate future by not adding understudies had gone unheeded.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
15 Dec. 2024
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With 2:03 left in the first quarter, Moss’s understudy, Levi Wallace, lost track of the Browns’ Elijah Moore up the left boundary, which turned into a 44-yard gain that gave the visitors a first-and-goal at the Denver 8.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
2 Dec. 2024
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From creative differences to costars suing each other to marital affairs, check out these eight movies that made major headlines for their behind-the-scenes drama.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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The actress posed alongside costars Jamie Foxx, Jamie Demetriou and director Seth Gordon.—
Ty Gaskins,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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