How to Use cameo in a Sentence

cameo

noun
  • He has a brief cameo in the film.
  • None of the actors in the movie are big names and efforts to nab a celebrity cameo fell through.
    Rodney Ho, ajc, 21 Dec. 2022
  • And once more, Mbappé would not be denied, would not accept a cameo role in someone else’s story.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2022
  • In perhaps the movie’s most poignant cameo, Angela Lansbury pops up on a video call with Benoit Blanc.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
  • This past week Gunn confirmed Henry Cavill will not reprise the role despite that cameo and recent reports.
    Amber Dowling, Variety, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Satterfield did not attend the game other than a cameo TV appearance from the Lindner Center.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Several cameos from mariachi singer Deyra Barrera signify how Mexican culture wafts through the city, whether one notices or not.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In an uncredited voice cameo, the actor — who has appeared in each of Johnson's films — provides the sounds for the hourly chime that rings on Bron's private island throughout the movie.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Still, viewers seemed to delight in Twain performing the title track, which also featured a cameo by Alan Menken, the song’s composer, on the piano.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The cameo in the transparent security window will also feature the current monarch, the United Kingdom’s central bank said in a press release.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
  • This isn't even the first time Meghan Markle has made a cameo on the brand's IG page.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The rest of the cast and cameos will be announced at a later stage.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Soul, Glaser and the iconic Gran Torino made brief cameos in the film.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And there’s not even the chance of a Taylor Swift cameo to distract you.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But once approved by Gaiman, the cameo was the last thing filmed for the first season.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Nice use of the cast, a Superstar call-out, and a fun guest cameo.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The hotel even has a cameo in the 2019 Rocketman biopic.
    Teddy Minford, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Obst made a cameo and received high praise from the host.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Levy has not confirmed whether Swift does indeed make a cameo in the film.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
  • There was also a sudden push to the stage, phones out by many, when Tiller made a cameo.
    Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2023
  • The jokes and cameos come fast and furious, tongue hard in cheek and winks aplenty.
    Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 18 July 2023
  • The sea goat won’t be able to resist the amazing cameo brooch and bow tie collar.
    Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The movie features many retro cameos like Pac-Man and Sonic and is one of the funnier movies on this list.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 29 Aug. 2023
  • And then there’s that cameo, the one likely to elicit gasps from longtime fans.
    Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Look quick for a cameo from the late great Jimmy Buffett as a heckler!
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The jury is out, though, on whether Olsen might put in a cameo later in the nine-episode season.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2024
  • And gray hair made a multitude of cameos — 14 to be exact.
    Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Walker captioned the post, explaining how the cameo came to be.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 May 2023
  • She was pulled into the jet stream of talks and NPR cameos and consulting projects.
    Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The comedy great — whose work always includes catchy soundtracks and surprising musician cameos — last brought the road show to the festival in 2015, and his guests then were good buddy Adam Sandler and Mike Birbiglia.
    Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024

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