third wheel
Example Sentences
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What’s more interesting is that Kate’s politics give Jaclyn and Laurie something to gossip about and leave her feeling like the third wheel.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025
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
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
