sidekick

Example Sentences

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The Chicago area native previously lived in New York — where he first found fame as Conan O’Brien’s sidekick on “Late Night” — before moving to Los Angeles in 2001.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

And in Belgium, a rescue cat named Maximus has shot to social media stardom as the bewhiskered sidekick and PR weapon of Prime Minister Bart De Wever.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Mr. Hayes, who rose to fame as the flamboyant sidekick Jack in “Will & Grace,” here gives his finest stage performance to date.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

You can easily customize with a flat top or sear sidekick, or splurging on a pizza oven, all of which easily connect to the smoker and level up the experience.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025

Telling myself she was the coolest girl in school and how proud I was to be her sidekick.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler