arm candy
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And Tom is equally as supportive of his supermodel wife as her official arm candy at red carpet events. — Eileen Reslen, Good Housekeeping, "Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen Really Do Have the Strongest Marriage," 2 Feb. 2018 And Tom is equally as supportive of his supermodel wife as her official arm candy at red carpet events. — Eileen Reslen, Good Housekeeping, "Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen Really Do Have the Strongest Marriage," 2 Feb. 2018 Not one of them is expendable or arm candy or waiting to be rescued by a man. — Nicole Blades, Good Housekeeping, "7 Reasons Why All Parents Should Take Their Kids to See "Black Panther"," 7 Mar. 2018 As for this season, Balenciaga went the extra mile, and threw in a stellar accessory to make the concept all the more believable: Everyone’s favorite new arm candy, the insanely handsome bodyguard. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Balenciaga’s Newest Campaign Is a Paparazzi Dream," 31 Jan. 2018 Even with Derek Jeter as her arm candy, all eyes were on her at the ESPYS Awards, due in no small part to her bombshell beauty look. — Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, "Hannah Davis Makes a Gym Ponytail Red Carpet-Worthy, Solves All Our #SummerHairProblems," 16 July 2015 Plus, hubby Blake Shelton makes for some incredible arm candy. — Julia Malacoff, Redbook, "Redbook Cover Stars at the 2011 CMA Awards," 10 Nov. 2011 Hadid had her usual arm candy in tow—not Malik, but a Stalvey mini bag. — Maria Ward, Vogue, "Gigi Hadid’s iPhone Case Is a Love Letter to Zayn Malik," 18 Jan. 2018 And Tom is equally as supportive of his supermodel wife as her official arm candy at red carpet events. — Eileen Reslen, Good Housekeeping, "Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen Really Do Have the Strongest Marriage," 22 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'arm candy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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