third wheel
Example Sentences
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Samantha Snowden, a Los Angeles mindfulness coach, says adding a third wheel on dates helps her discover new sides to her partner, while alleviating what she describes as “the attention load.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022
He has been forever a third wheel in the sport’s love affair with Federer and Nadal.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022
Playing the third wheel was Scott Disick, aka the ex of Kourtney Kardashian.
From Fox News • Dec. 20, 2021
"Britain in this whole thing is a bit like the third wheel," he said.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2021
I was just the third wheel in the room.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
