sidekick

noun side·kick \ ˈsīd-ˌkik \

|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

Examples: sidekick in a Sentence

Definition of sidekick

: a person closely associated with another as a subordinate or partner

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Examples of sidekick in a Sentence

the mayor and his sidekick
movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief

Recent Examples of sidekick from the Web

The 5-year-old and his 4-year-old sidekick were obsessed with picking out flowers.

— maria panaritis, Philly.com, "My child has never known his grandmom. But somehow he found her spring flower | Maria Panaritis," 30 May 2018
For one thing, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa apparently based this scene on imagery from a Batman comic in which Bruce Wayne carries his sidekick Robin's lifeless body in a very similar fashion.

— refinery29.com, "Did Riverdale Really Just Kill Off One Of Its Main Characters?," 10 May 2018
Because colorful eyes are no match for the uncooperative elements, Sir John counts NARS’s eyeshadow base as his trusty sidekick to keep lids looking fresh and never melted.

— jenna rennert, Vogue, "Beyoncé’s Makeup Artist Reveals His Top Melt-Proof Beauty Products and Tricks," 21 Apr. 2018
Citrus oils contain d-limonene which is toxic to ants and erases the chemical trail ants leave behind to signal their sidekicks.

— allison young, Good Housekeeping, "How To Make A DIY Ant-Killing Spray With Essential Oils," 16 Aug. 2017
Along with a pair of angelic sidekicks, this God delivers essentially an 85-minute standup comedy routine lamenting how he has been misunderstood by humanity through the millennia.

— theodore p. mahne, NOLA.com, "Bryan Batt's divine performance key to comedy of 'Act of God' at Le Petit," 14 May 2018
In 2010, a year after setting out that goal, Mr Obama’s administration negotiated the New START agreement with Dmitry Medvedev, Mr Putin’s more emollient sidekick and placeholder.

— The Economist, "Old deals to limit nuclear weapons are fraying. They may not be repaired," 5 May 2018
The series will feature Macdonald, sidekick Adam Eget, and a single celebrity guest each episode.

— daniel holloway, chicagotribune.com, "Norm Macdonald talk show lands Netflix series order," 9 Mar. 2018
The series also boasts a cheery cast of supernatural sidekicks, and the relationship between Waverly Earp (Dominique Provost-Chalkley) and Nicole Haught (Katherine Barrell) has a boisterous fandom all its own.

— kelly lawler, USA TODAY, "The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy TV shows you’re not watching," 3 May 2018

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