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.
Examples of knight in shining armor in a Sentence
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Her modern-day knight in shining armor, Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey), comes to her rescue by, well, shoving her out of the way.
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Cristina Everett, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2024
The TikTok sensation wore angel wings while her boyfriend was a true knight in shining armor.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Their knight in shining armor came in the form of Karen L. Green, the curator for comics and cartoons at Columbia University, which acquired the Pinis’ work in 2013.
—George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 30 July 2023
Happy anniversary to my forever knight in shining armor.
—Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023
Be your own knight in shining armor and rescue yourself.
—Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
Descending steps from The Hole, the would-be savior looks less like a knight in shining armor than a waiter, in a white UNTUCKit shirt and black trousers.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
Throughout that prolific history, she’s often kidnapped by the villainous Bowser, king of the rival Koopa Kingdom to Peach’s Mushroom Kingdom, and needs rescuing from Mario, a working-class, blue-collar plumber reimagined as a knight in shining armor for the industrial age.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 28 May 2017
Cristina Everett, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2024
The TikTok sensation wore angel wings while her boyfriend was a true knight in shining armor.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Their knight in shining armor came in the form of Karen L. Green, the curator for comics and cartoons at Columbia University, which acquired the Pinis’ work in 2013.
—George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 30 July 2023
Happy anniversary to my forever knight in shining armor.
—Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023
Be your own knight in shining armor and rescue yourself.
—Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
Descending steps from The Hole, the would-be savior looks less like a knight in shining armor than a waiter, in a white UNTUCKit shirt and black trousers.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
Throughout that prolific history, she’s often kidnapped by the villainous Bowser, king of the rival Koopa Kingdom to Peach’s Mushroom Kingdom, and needs rescuing from Mario, a working-class, blue-collar plumber reimagined as a knight in shining armor for the industrial age.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 28 May 2017
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