errand boy

Example Sentences

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When the Nazis came that night, she recognized one of them as a former errand boy of the business.

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023

Besides serving as a reliably funny recurring bit, this is telling: between the ancient vampire newcomer and the errand boy who's been cleaning up after them for more than 13 years, Guillermo rates more highly.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2023

The bombastic Mayor Shinn of Jefferson Mays and overdecorated Mrs. Shinn of Jayne Houdyshell are turned into veritable sight gags; Shuler Hensley’s Marcellus, Hill’s confederate, is made to appear a witless errand boy.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

A first-year New York film student meets a Godfather look-alike and becomes his errand boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2020

I’m big as a linebacker, and a seven-year-old girl treats me like her errand boy.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko