white knight
noun
1
: one that comes to the rescue of another
especially
: a corporation invited to buy out a second corporation in order to prevent an undesired takeover by a third
2
: one that champions a cause
Examples of white knight in a Sentence
a deserving cause in need of a charismatic white knight who will galvanize public support
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As any self-respecting white knight would do, Conrad bravely takes up the mantle of responsibility and decides to help Belly pick out hurricane glasses himself.
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Investors have clearly lost faith in a white knight coming along for Altice.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Buster Posey rode into the Giants’ top baseball decision-maker role as a white knight.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Sports leagues hope that streamers will be the white knight.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Investors have clearly lost faith in a white knight coming along for Altice.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Buster Posey rode into the Giants’ top baseball decision-maker role as a white knight.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Sports leagues hope that streamers will be the white knight.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for white knight
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“White knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20knight. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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