stooge

Example Sentences

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One of the smart tweaks Bong has made to Ashton’s book is devolving the character from an everyman into a passive stooge.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

Then again, Myn has a reason for stonewalling Hera – he's an Imperial stooge wearing the cloak of a businessman.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

Truss turned out to be a stooge for Boris Johnson, Maureen Dowd writes.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2022

Anyway, as an economics writer, this is all obviously exhausting, since talking about my beat using basic terminology now results in my mentions being flooded with accusations of being a propagandistic stooge.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2022

Perhaps Maddie was more of a backseat driver than a stooge.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein