silent partner

Example Sentences

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Much that is worth reading has been written about consciousness and its silent partner, the unconscious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Natalie Whelton, senior wealth adviser and wealth strategist at HB Wealth, said she works hard to help the more silent partner speak up in retirement planning.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

His defence was immaculate as he played the silent partner.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

Over the past three months she discovered that throwing events with a silent partner isn’t as difficult as she thought.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

Only, he wished to be a silent partner till the right time came to speak.

From The Brightener by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)