third wheel

Example Sentences

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Step forward, Juan Gris: the eternal third wheel in Picasso and Braque’s classic rivalry, who graduates here to the TKO champion of Cubist illusion.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

I felt like a third wheel, but in the best way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

James’s third wheel, Russell Westbrook, has been a disastrous fit and a major impediment to the Lakers’ cap flexibility and trade options.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2022

Playing the third wheel was Scott Disick, aka the ex of Kourtney Kardashian.

From Fox News • Dec. 20, 2021

I had no clue there was something between them, and then all of a sudden I’m the third wheel on what I thought was lunch with my best friend.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas