noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a cameo appearance (= a short appearance in a film or play by a well-known actor or person )
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Alfred Hitchcock always made a cameo appearance in his own films.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
appearance
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Rumours suggesting that Shane MacGowan is likely to make cameo appearances could not be confirmed.
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Numerous cartoon stars make cameo appearances and Kathleen Turner is the voice of Jessica Rabbit.
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Dave did make a cameo appearance in his kayak to run it but quickly reverted back to the raft.
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Wilson makes a memorable cameo appearance showing some serious cleavage as a cocktail waitress who attempts to seduce Guy.
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Today he is more of a celebrity than an actor, making cameo appearances , commercials and turning up at premières.
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Running back Terry Kirby made only a cameo appearance .
role
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Joanna had hoped to play a cameo role ... but pressure of time meant she couldn't.
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The villainous Darth Vader also plays a cameo role .
■ VERB
make
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Rumours suggesting that Shane MacGowan is likely to make cameo appearances could not be confirmed.
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Numerous cartoon stars make cameo appearances and Kathleen Turner is the voice of Jessica Rabbit.
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Dave did make a cameo appearance in his kayak to run it but quickly reverted back to the raft.
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Wilson makes a memorable cameo appearance showing some serious cleavage as a cocktail waitress who attempts to seduce Guy.
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Today he is more of a celebrity than an actor, making cameo appearances, commercials and turning up at premières.
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Running back Terry Kirby made only a cameo appearance.
play
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Joanna had hoped to play a cameo role ... but pressure of time meant she couldn't.
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But he doesn't want to play a cameo .
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He played one Blimpish cameo in a short-lived play in Birmingham and a couple of small parts in television plays.
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The villainous Darth Vader also plays a cameo role.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Danny DeVito made a cameo appearance as a lawyer.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But he doesn't want to play a cameo .
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From rings she went on to study and catalogue collections of cameos and other jewels from antiquity to the present.
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His looming cameo proclaims sweet innocence, and through the next two-hours we will endure several sightings of his ghost.
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Iggy Pop has a cameo as a bordello patron named Rat Face.
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In my time a cameo set in pearls was thought sufficient.
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Joanna had hoped to play a cameo role ... but pressure of time meant she couldn't.
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Little cameos come to mind: The glorious greens of the rolling countryside in the slanting rays of the evening sun.