How to Use supplementary in a Sentence

supplementary

adjective
  • Bachik wasn't the only member of J.Lo's team to share supplementary shots of the look.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 June 2021
  • The supplementary sites aren’t required reading; a Westworld fan who just wants to watch the TV show will be fine.
    Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 24 May 2018
  • Beyond that, the team has retained its supplementary talent and added more for the present push.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021
  • What’s clear from the leaks is the extent of the duke’s anger at being a supplementary heir and being put behind his brother.
    Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • There is a wood stove in one corner to add some supplementary heating.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Those payments were supplementary to his salary, which was not listed in the filings.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The line included supplementary books about the dolls’ lives.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The only thing not included is the supplementary airfare to fly to the island.
    Alesandra Dubin, Town & Country, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The difference is the game was supplementary players that were not starred on the scouting report.
    Evan Dudley, al, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Each disc contained a trip’s mileage on the edge of the disc, with each tick mark symbolizing one mile, and supplementary tick marks for every fifth of a mile.
    Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Such supplementary charges are not included in the cruise fare.
    USA TODAY, 9 May 2017
  • That leaves Dish with a smidgen of long-range, low-capacity n71 and some supplementary n66.
    Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 12 July 2022
  • Greenhouse/Globe Staff The state has also kicked in $2 million out of its supplementary budget passed in March.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Messner was one of the first two climbers to scale Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen, 40 years ago.
    Fox News, 16 May 2018
  • The third choice is what Cameron calls supplementary performance gauges.
    Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 5 July 2017
  • Full Focusers who pair the planner with supplementary courses and events could spend thousands on the framework each year.
    Emily Baumgaertner, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2020
  • And just like any of the other diets, some of the animals get supplementary nutrition with their food.
    Zachary Smith, cleveland, 26 May 2022
  • Eaves has been an ideal fit who can provide some supplementary scoring, and Nick Ritchie has been uneven but scored a Game 3 goal.
    Eric Stephens, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2017
  • Some fruits can be great supplementary snacks for dogs, but others can be very dangerous.
    Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
  • The money could fund a year’s supply of supplementary feeding on one island.
    Claire Voon, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Kirui had been on a mission to summit the world's highest peak without supplementary oxygen, attempting to become the first African to achieve the feat.
    Emma Ogao, ABC News, 23 May 2024
  • The Empress made a holiday progress over the river and through the woods, so her supplementary online column will return next week.
    Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021
  • This year, Gronkowski has been able to stay relatively healthy, so Bennett will be asked to take a supplementary role.
    Ryan Wooden, ajc, 10 Nov. 2017
  • This tower unit from Lasko does double duty, serving as a fan in the summer and a supplementary heater during the cold winter months.
    Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2022
  • Forecasters have exhausted their annual list of names for the past two years and had to use supplementary lists.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 15 May 2022
  • Watkins has sharp instincts in front of goal, but his all-round game would get the best out of Arsenal’s supplementary attacking talent.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • As 19 storms have already formed this year, only two remain on the list of names before forecasters will have to resort to a supplementary list.
    Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021
  • If the wealth of variants and supplementary material feels welcome after a two-decade drought, though, the word trove might feel more suitable.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Identify both the must-have tools everyone needs to do their jobs (e.g., GitHub) and supplementary tools that some team members find helpful (e.g., Microsoft Copilot).
    Ben Pippenger, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Still, in scenarios where water can’t be restored or transported immediately to an area, these devices may be able to serve as a bridge or a supplementary source of water.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024

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