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 for better or worse, Yang’s sidekick days seem to be over.
— Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024 -
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 -
Care and Maintenance Tips Take good care of your robe and your robe will be your trusty sidekick for years to come.
— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2024 -
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 -
Yoshi turned out to be an excellent and adorable sidekick.
— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 2 June 2022 -
Every Butch needs a Sundance, though — not a sidekick, but a co-hero, maybe even a bit of a rival.
— Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022 -
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 -
As part of the Milestone superhero universe, Rocket is the sidekick to the hero Icon.
— Christian Holub, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2022 -
If Paul Bunyan had a panfish sidekick, this would be it.
— Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2022 -
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 -
There's this line in that sort of dream sequence, where Lexi's being interviewed about the show, of the sidekick being the main role.
— Marcus Jones, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2022 -
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 -
The Phil Donahue Show, with the host and his lone guest sitting in folding chairs, didn’t have a couch or a band or a sidekick that laughed at his jokes.
— Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024 -
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 -
Eddie Murphy, the voice of Shrek’s sidekick, Donkey, also broke the news that a spinoff starring his character was on its way.
— Sarah Chatta, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 -
The significance of a worthy sidekick cannot be overstated — 15 former vice presidents have ascended to the presidency, and six of them were elected to that post.
— Michael Cozzillio, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
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