How to Use sidekick in a Sentence

sidekick

noun
  • What about Art’s sidekick, the creepy, pale girl (played by Amelie McLain)?
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Anaya played bully Scut Farkas’ sidekick, Grover Dill, in the movie.
    Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2023
  • But before Mario’s beloved dino sidekick can hatch, the movie fades to black.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Knoxville will voice Bobby Ray, Elvis’ not-so-smart best friend and sidekick.
    Breanna Bell, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Quan played Short Round in the Spielberg film, Indy’s sidekick.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That will have to change as his sidekick corner Chidobe Awuzie is out for the season.
    Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Even the name, Dumbarton, sounds like the sidekick to the villain in a Disney movie.
    Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 July 2022
  • And yet Trump won’t even pay the legal bills of Giuliani, his loyal sidekick.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In one of the day’s best demos, Google executive Aparna Pappu showed off the sidekick in Docs.
    Casey Newton, The Verge, 12 May 2023
  • Clayton would morph from mentor to something of a sidekick to the rising star.
    Ryan H. Walsh, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • That left the sidekicks to wrap up another win for yours truly.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The catchphrase seems to embody how most people feel about their trusty sidekick that doesn’t leave their sight.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Spivey is a delight as her sidekick with a masterful side-eye, a drama queen who lives to spill the tea.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Routines that have marked his shows for ages were intact: A tribute to late sidekick Joe C.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2022
  • But Ellie is suspicious of him and his sidekick James(*) from minute one.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Cummings likes the idea of pairing pilots with drone sidekicks.
    IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Think of it as your trusty sidekick for those light to moderate workouts.
    Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • He’s often said that he’s drawn to the margins, and has made a career of making minorities the leads rather than the sidekicks.
    Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
  • Fans will also notice that my sidekick, Dr. Bombay is the name, face, and persona of this brand.
    Doc Louallen, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • Kaulitz was her perfect sidekick dressed as a fisherman with a bloody eye.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Listeners would often call in, asking to speak not to him but to his sidekick.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2023
  • This Fila fanny pack is the perfect sidekick to a wintry hike or a day walking around the city.
    Sarah Madaus, SELF, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The cocktail waitress was Sam's eternal sidekick and a mother of eight.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Margot is the shy one, the careful one, always the sidekick and never the center of attention.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Because no young girl or boy grows up pretending to be a damsel in distress or a sidekick.
    Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
  • This time around, he'll be joined by a new co-host: his dog Lala, who is being introduced as his trusty sidekick.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • For fans of Aspen, the consensus was her being regulated to the role of the Black sidekick.
    Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Karamo Brown hit the hiking trails and Reese Witherspoon relaxed in the garden, each with their four-legged sidekicks in tow.
    Grace McCarty, SELF, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Barbie’s pregnant sidekick, Midge Midge first appeared in the 1960s.
    Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 22 July 2023
  • At least Kylie gets some bright eye makeup to signal her role as his much younger, much tech-savvier sidekick.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2023

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