SUPERNUMERARY in a Sentence

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Example sentences for SUPERNUMERARY, such as:With some of them, however, Chichikov was altogether unacquainted, since certain substitutes and supernumeraries had to be pressed into the ...


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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SUPERNUMERARY
supernumerary
 n.  a minor actor in crowd scenes
 a.  more than is needed, desired, or required
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1  With some of them, however, Chichikov was altogether unacquainted, since certain substitutes and supernumeraries had to be pressed into the service from among the ranks of the subordinate staff.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VII
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