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third wheel

[thurd weel, hweel] / ˈθɜrd ˈwil, ˈʰwil /


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Banderas allows the cinematographer Jasper Wolf to introduce him with a close-up of the gray in his beard, and then settles into the role of being the movie’s third wheel.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

Patrick became a third wheel in their life as a couple, joining them for dates and trips out of town.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 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

“Too scared to tell your best friend? Who am I kidding? I was always the third wheel with you two.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas