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 judge said that while Treanor has been described as "an errand boy", it was euphemism that "doesn't sit well with the gravity of the offence".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 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

Soon no one remembers Abbas the greengrocer’s errand boy, only Abbas the master baker of all Isfahan.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri