How to Use compadre in a Sentence

compadre

noun
Definition of compadrenext
Synonyms for compadrenext
  • How are you doing, compadre?
  • 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
  • Here’s to the competitors and compadres who inspire us now and throughout the year.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018
  • 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
  • Those are custom-madedrinking shoes, compadre, not to be worn to PTA meetings or swap-meets.
    — David Weiss, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2015
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The breeziness is a feint: Anolik has spent years on research, working meticulously to fill in the blanks where Babitz or her compadres had been too drunk to remember.
    — Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sherman and Green have not gained any compadres in their effort during the intervening month despite a whirlwind of developments in the ongoing saga of possible collusion between people associated with the Trump campaign and Russians.
    — Z. Byron Wolf, CNN, 12 July 2017
  • 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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