- plural of crony.
cronies
Example Sentences
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The world will be a better place when statesmen and their cronies routinely submit their strategic brainstorms to an LLM, free of wishful thinking or tunnel vision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
At the time, Tesla’s seven board seats were held by Musk and four of his cronies, including his brother Kimbal, and SolarCity’s board included Musk and two of his cousins.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
While Charles had spent years getting closer to nature, and getting mocked for it, Andrew had been getting closer to Epstein and his cronies.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Even Símon Bolívar, Venezuela’s “El Libertador,” looked the other way when his cronies squandered the finances of the country.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Keeley and his cronies went on to win the game and the grand prize.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
