silent partner

Example Sentences

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“We just did 421 days without a live show,” he said, referring to the forced sabbatical that stretched through the end of April, his silent partner, Teller, finally back at his side.

From New York Times

My friend Anne Moser, head baker and co-proprietor at Backhaus in San Mateo, Calif., where I am a silent partner, used the lidded clay baker she was familiar with from her native Germany.

From New York Times

For years, the federal government was essentially a silent partner in a $60 billion program.

From Washington Post

He compared “the government” to a silent partner who “took almost half of my money and never gave me anything for it” when he first started out as a comedian.

From Washington Times

Allen confirmed the "silent partner" he was referring to is the "government."

From Fox News