constant companion
noun
: a person or animal that has been with someone most of the time
The old dog had been her constant companion for over 12 years.
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Their season has been busy, grumpy and overstretched, and pressure has been a niggling, constant companion, particularly at home, but their opponents on Sunday were hapless, soft in defence and muddled in their thinking.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
The coast was a near constant companion from the first day on, and our initial lunch stop was the bellwether of what to expect on the culinary front, La Meridiana Relais & Châteaux’s presentation of delicacies from the Italian Riviera.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
His constant companion since Claudine’s death is a small white Havanese dog named Ginger who wedges in next to him on his customary chair in his living room.
—Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
For the past 11 years, Maverick has been Beckham's constant companion since Beckham adopted the husky while stationed in Spain.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
The coast was a near constant companion from the first day on, and our initial lunch stop was the bellwether of what to expect on the culinary front, La Meridiana Relais & Châteaux’s presentation of delicacies from the Italian Riviera.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
His constant companion since Claudine’s death is a small white Havanese dog named Ginger who wedges in next to him on his customary chair in his living room.
—Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
For the past 11 years, Maverick has been Beckham's constant companion since Beckham adopted the husky while stationed in Spain.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for constant companion
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“Constant companion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constant%20companion. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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