hanger-on

Example Sentences

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Jamie saw himself as the fresh young star and Roy as the aging, hanger-on standing in his way.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023

Michael Stuhlbarg plays a disconcerting fellow feeder the couple meet along with filmmaker David Gordon Green in a particularly disturbing turn as a Renfield-like hanger-on.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2022

It reads: "I think this is worth you doing. We were going to get you in front of Osborne when you're in London, but this is a more private affair, no hanger-on officials or staffers."

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2022

A hanger-on from Convivial’s early days, steamed diced leeks arrive beneath a white-and-yellow carpet of grated cooked egg, Barbie-size croutons and micro-mustard greens.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022

She was with that whole Zach Powers crew, and not as a hanger-on either.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman