company man
Example Sentences
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Instead, he seemed a good, flustered company man anxiously determined to be normal—like Dick Van Dyke, perhaps, or Bob Newhart—while remaining very funny indeed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
With so much time spent clawing at his imagined future, Man-su loses sight of the company man title from his past.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
Henry, in tweed suits and suitably nebbishy glasses, feels more like a company man than his two colleagues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
Unlike Scott, Tillman worked in corporate office roles prior to becoming an actor and landing his breakthrough role as company man Milchick.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
“Dubonnet’s a union rabble-rouser. I don’t want you talking to him anymore. I’m a company man, and that makes you a company boy, understand?”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
