foot soldier
Example Sentences
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James Scobie KC, representing Lavrynovych, said he was a "complete and utter foot soldier" and "fodder for this type of infiltration".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Friend of AI: Iraklis Pappas, global head of AI at Colgate-Palmolive, is a foot soldier in an increasingly high-stakes battle taking place across American corporations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
"He was an enthusiastic foot soldier in that conspiracy," Erik Kenerson, a prosecutor, told the judge on Friday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023
On the Eastside streets of Los Angeles, Ana Castro is a political foot soldier of local acclaim, known as “La del Mopeador.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
But Allen wasn’t a foot soldier in the civil rights struggle anymore.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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