knight in shining armor
noun phrase
1
: a man who behaves in a very brave way
The firefighter who rescued us was our knight in shining armor.
2
: a man who is the perfect romantic partner for a woman
She is still waiting for her knight in shining armor.
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If not, a lady can continue to look for her knight in shining armor elsewhere, and Single By Choice will perhaps have made a friend.
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024
Things don't go as planned, and the gang encounters ghosts as well as a knight in shining armor.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Chappell Roan is your favorite knight in shining armor's favorite knight in shining armor.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Should tensions spiral, Russia would not emerge as Iran’s knight in shining armor.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2024
The package also showed a knight in shining armor and season 6’s Banana Split (David Foster and Katharine McPhee).
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Her modern-day knight in shining armor, Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey), comes to her rescue by, well, shoving her out of the way.
—Cristina Everett, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2024
The TikTok sensation wore angel wings while her boyfriend was a true knight in shining armor.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Their knight in shining armor came in the form of Karen L. Green, the curator for comics and cartoons at Columbia University, which acquired the Pinis’ work in 2013.
—George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 30 July 2023
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024
Things don't go as planned, and the gang encounters ghosts as well as a knight in shining armor.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Chappell Roan is your favorite knight in shining armor's favorite knight in shining armor.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Should tensions spiral, Russia would not emerge as Iran’s knight in shining armor.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2024
The package also showed a knight in shining armor and season 6’s Banana Split (David Foster and Katharine McPhee).
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Her modern-day knight in shining armor, Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey), comes to her rescue by, well, shoving her out of the way.
—Cristina Everett, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2024
The TikTok sensation wore angel wings while her boyfriend was a true knight in shining armor.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Their knight in shining armor came in the form of Karen L. Green, the curator for comics and cartoons at Columbia University, which acquired the Pinis’ work in 2013.
—George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 30 July 2023
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“Knight in shining armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knight%20in%20shining%20armor. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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