Sentence examples for as second fiddle from inspiring English sources

But will he be content as second fiddle?

And Kohn Pedersen Fox does not normally see itself as second fiddle.

These new-look Clippers hope to shine in Los Angeles, perhaps no longer as second fiddle to the Lakers.

And Darwin now rushed to publish his long-stalled book, "The Origin of Species," sealing Wallace's fate as second fiddle.

And no sooner did his role as second fiddle end - when Schumacher won the title in August - than Barrichello started winning.

After a year teaching music at Eton, he joined the Martin Quartet in 1949 as second fiddle to the Canadian violinist David Martin.

It was also different when wives, whatever their own abilities, regarded themselves as second fiddles.

Over the weekend, marking the first anniversary of Russia's intervention in Syria, state media was full of bold statements such as "Russia proved that it's nonetheless a superpower" and "Russia has become the main player in this region … The United States, on the other hand, lost its status as first fiddle".

The women in her images are either portrayed as playing second fiddle as secretaries or as striving to match their male counterparts.

He was perceived as playing second fiddle to his charismatic co-chief operating officer, Robert W. Pittman.

Nobody then saw Sony as playing second fiddle.