foot soldier
Example Sentences
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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
Speaking about the Mind Flayer, he says, “If the Demogorgon was just his foot soldier, Vecna’s his five-star general.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
"He was an enthusiastic foot soldier in that conspiracy," Erik Kenerson, a prosecutor, told the judge on Friday.
From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023
He has instead been described by some journalists as "a foot soldier".
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023
It’s as if they don’t want to entirely lose the Mockingjay, but they want to downgrade my role to foot soldier.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
