Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

sidekick

[sahyd-kik] / ˈsaɪdˌkɪk /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Melanie Sykes became the new overarching voice of the show, taking over from Black's trusted sidekick, "Our Graham" Skidmore.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Who, then, was the sidekick in that relationship?

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

And so it will, for at least several more years, Austin Reaves now occupying a Laker leading sidekick role made famous during their championship years by the likes of Anthony Davis and Pau Gasol.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Opening for Sykes was her former sidekick on “The Wanda Sykes Show,” Keith Robinson.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

My newest edible sidekick, Pierre the Pineapple, probably has a good two weeks of life before the flies come and Dad dumps him in the compost bin.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

In “Predator: Badlands,” that involved giving an ugly monster emotional vulnerability and a PG-13 adventure with a couple sidekicks, including a chatty android played by Elle Fanning.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 9, 2025

From meetings with foreign leaders to the control room of a SpaceX launch, Musk's children have debuted as constant sidekicks to their father's endeavors in tech, business and now, politics.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2025

They’re like Boris and Natasha, if Boris and Natasha had gay sidekicks whose equally unsurprising side plot would’ve made a more thorny and altogether insightful critique of contemporary social politics.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2025

Can imperfect sidekicks and second-fiddlers like Camelot’s court jester and Sir Palomides, the Saracen knight, save the realm when Arthur reveals himself as all too mortal?

From Seattle Times May 14, 2024

Her mother clapped and the sidekicks danced into the room.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




Vocabulary lists containing sidekick


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training