How to Use compadre in a Sentence

compadre

noun
  • How are you doing, compadre?
  • Messi had been in touch with Neymar, his old compadre, to talk things through.
    — New York Times, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Just Berry and some compadres holed up in his studio combining riffs and rhythm.
    — Randall Roberts, latimes.com, 5 June 2017
  • Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun.
    — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Here’s to the competitors and compadres who inspire us now and throughout the year.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Their compadres in the Senate, of course, have left them out there on the limb while the country cranks up the old Stihl.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 19 July 2017
  • The lucky winner, and their three luckier compadres, will get four round-trip tickets to Chicago.
    — Sean Malcolm, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023
  • This is just a man in his elements, with his Bills Mafia compadres, enjoying the dead of winter.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Azul, a loyal compadre, and Zachariah, an introspective cowboy that just got out of prison.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
  • Those are custom-madedrinking shoes, compadre, not to be worn to PTA meetings or swap-meets.
    — David Weiss, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2015
  • For the clients, this luxe enclosure is a gift to their feline compadres, providing a cat-only retreat from the owners’ puppy.
    — Barbara Eldredge, Curbed, 16 Mar. 2018
  • His voice flat, Towers summed up not only his own state but that of his longtime compadre, manager Bruce Bochy.
    — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2018
  • But the rain held out, Metallica delivered, and fans got a show brimming with feel-good vibes from front man Hetfield and compadres.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2017
  • Though these worldly concerns sometimes cause friction within the group, Renaldo and his compadres always find their way back together.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 July 2019
  • Staying entrenched in an industry that’s full of late nights and wild surprises, a few ride-or-die compadres and a never-ending lineup of mysterious strangers.
    — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Hagar's usual compadre for the benefit, Metallic singer/guitarist James Hetfield, sent the crowd his regrets via video from a tour stop back east.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 May 2017
  • Police said that the rapper and his compadres had been getting complaints about the smell of marijuana permeating from their hotel room, the station reported.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Lombard, now 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds, has taken advantage of having Bellinger as a clubhouse compadre, often talking about approaches to hitting.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This complements the boldly sculptural lighting design of Marc Newson, another longtime Alaïa collaborator and compadre.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2018

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