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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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.
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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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—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
If not, a lady can continue to look for her knight in shining armor elsewhere, and Single By Choice will perhaps have made a friend.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024
Things don't go as planned, and the gang encounters ghosts as well as a knight in shining armor.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Chappell Roan is your favorite knight in shining armor's favorite knight in shining armor.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Should tensions spiral, Russia would not emerge as Iran’s knight in shining armor.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2024
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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
As new research from Which?, the U.K. consumer champion association, shows one particular type of brand impersonation scam spiking as the 2024 holiday season fast approaches, Gmail could be your unlikely virtual knight in shining armor.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
If not, a lady can continue to look for her knight in shining armor elsewhere, and Single By Choice will perhaps have made a friend.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024
Things don't go as planned, and the gang encounters ghosts as well as a knight in shining armor.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Chappell Roan is your favorite knight in shining armor's favorite knight in shining armor.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Should tensions spiral, Russia would not emerge as Iran’s knight in shining armor.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2024
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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 21 May. 2025.
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