How to Use wingman in a Sentence

wingman

noun
  • Hang with a friend who can be both a buffer and a wingman for you.
    — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 26 July 2019
  • The lead pilot's wings clipped the wingman's tail.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • My friend Chris Granger was my wingman on this three-race odyssey.
    — Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2018
  • Deadpool 2), as a teen wingman who tags along and also yells a lot.
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • That was fun, Friday late evening with my buddy as my wingman.
    — Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com, 6 June 2018
  • These robotic wingmen would fly themselves and would move ahead of the command plane.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
  • His wingman, pulling out of his own dive, banked and looked back to see a ball of flame rising from where the plane had struck.
    — David Dobbs, Slate Magazine, 31 July 2017
  • By the end of the video, the duo is confronted by the wingman, who shoots at Bizarrap.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Williams’ wingman broke away and safely returned to the fleet, but Williams was trapped.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2022
  • Fight as a pirate or a wingman in epic space battles with friends and enemies.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 18 May 2018
  • Cudworth either joins as a party wingman or checks in with texts to see how things are going.
    — Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • In order to keep his secret, Simon has to play wingman to the class clown.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 18 June 2019
  • Just walking past that bar—without your wingman—could trigger an intense urge for a drink.
    — Sara Lindberg, SELF, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Lance, my understanding is that Justin was kind of your wingman.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Wilson, a versatile, four-star wingman from the Bronx, would have been a good get.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 20 May 2017
  • As the two get to know each other, Hudner tries and fails and tries again to be a faithful wingman.
    — Jemar Tisby, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Sometimes Gomi plays wingman to Porat and charms ladies on the beach.
    — Hayley Krischer, ajc, 19 June 2017
  • His wingman is Ethan Walker who has put up 70 points as a freshman.
    — Quint Kessenich, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017
  • Tom Cruise rang in his 60th birthday with a special birthday wish from his best wingman.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022
  • Always the cool customer, Duke simply asked his wingman how long the flame was as compared to the length of his plane.
    — Howard Cohen, Alaska Dispatch News, 10 July 2017
  • That won’t be an easy test, and Charles will rely on William as a close confidant and wingman for that.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • So either someone is going to take the lead and the other person is always going to be the wingman.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The bros serve as excellent wingmen, telling Becca that Jason's a good catch.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 2 July 2018
  • Clark was to work as Weiner’s wingman in that capacity and then ride off into the sunset.
    — Scott Miller, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Mase is 9 years old, curious and crafty, and serves as the default wingman for whomever is supposed to be watching him.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Pitch a Friend night was just one more example of how eager friends are to play the role of wingman for the Tinder era.
    — Terry Nguyen, Washington Post, 27 June 2019
  • At other moments, Britain plays the role of America’s ready wingman.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • With Haskins' wingman no longer available, Haskins was left to shoulder the load, which was more than fine with him.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Vasgersian knows his stuff inside and out, which will be crucial tonight when his wingmen in the booth are Pence and Sabathia.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Who wants to smoke a pre-rolled joint that’s been rolling around the bottom of a purse all night — or worse yet, tucked behind your wingman’s ear like a carpenter’s pencil?
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020

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