knight in shining armor
noun phrase
1
: a man who behaves in a very brave way
The firefighter who rescued us was our knight in shining armor.
2
: a man who is the perfect romantic partner for a woman
She is still waiting for her knight in shining armor.
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Still, the story, in which an underdog plays knight in shining armor to a mysterious woman, is far too schematic to have real stakes in a franchise that revolves around another character.
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Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 1 May 2026
No knight in shining armor is coming to sweep you off your feet.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Greg Roman was a knight in shining armor.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Whenever Laura needs rescuing, Leroy turns up as her knight in shining armor.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
No knight in shining armor appeared – Macron is now on his seventh prime minister, so viable candidates are getting harder to find.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Thanks to Bada$$’ captivating warmth as an actor, Unique has grown from a simple Season 1 McGuffin (when Raq needed a sneering plot opponent) to the closest thing the show has to a knight in shining armor — a young man who constantly suffers Raq’s humiliations in both business and in love.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Lasch emerges from the flames like George’s knight in shining armor.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
The New Orleans native shared an analogy of a five-year-old who imagines being the knight in shining armor and having to slay a dragon to save the princess in a tower.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 1 May 2026
No knight in shining armor is coming to sweep you off your feet.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Greg Roman was a knight in shining armor.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Whenever Laura needs rescuing, Leroy turns up as her knight in shining armor.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
No knight in shining armor appeared – Macron is now on his seventh prime minister, so viable candidates are getting harder to find.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Thanks to Bada$$’ captivating warmth as an actor, Unique has grown from a simple Season 1 McGuffin (when Raq needed a sneering plot opponent) to the closest thing the show has to a knight in shining armor — a young man who constantly suffers Raq’s humiliations in both business and in love.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Lasch emerges from the flames like George’s knight in shining armor.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
The New Orleans native shared an analogy of a five-year-old who imagines being the knight in shining armor and having to slay a dragon to save the princess in a tower.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Knight in shining armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knight%20in%20shining%20armor. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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