partner in crime
Example Sentences
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Early in the show’s run, Todd Bridges’ Willis on “Diff’rent Strokes” defined the big brother, a partner in crime you could get in trouble with but would also stick up for you.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025
Yet he’s in a fairly distant second place to reigning Screen Actors Guild Award winner Martin Short, whose partner in crime, Steve Martin, barely makes the bottom rung of the first-round ladder.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
He said he was glad he got to share "every single good memory I have in life with my brother, my best friend and my number one partner in crime".
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025
The organization-slash-cult run by Wenjie and her partner in crime Mike Evans is playing a very long game.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024
“Hugh Winkleman, I hope you’ve got permission—” Her eyes fell on my partner in crime.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
