cronies

Example Sentences

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"The co-ordinator and her cronies were busy shopping for handbags online."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Ayandeh was run by regime cronies, The Wall Street Journal earlier reported, and sank under a multibillion-dollar pile of bad loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

China's Ministry of Public Security said Thursday it would offer leniency if Chen's cronies turned themselves in.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

As a result, the welfare of the leader’s cronies begins to decline.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2024

Below, his father and his cronies clambered over the wreck with the feral grace of tiger monkeys.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi