henchmen

Example Sentences

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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his henchmen aren’t about to flee to Moscow or the holy city of Najaf, Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Musk’s henchmen also raised eyebrows when they inadvertently revealed the names of some CIA hires, including those potentially placed in dangerous regions, through an unclassified email to the Trump administration last month.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

When dictators and their henchmen fall, making sure they don't take the truth with them is a big part of a better future.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

“What more can attorneys and henchmen and a corporation’s continued denial do to me that they haven’t already done?”

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2024

She stopped an arm's length away and said, “I never introduced myself. Vasilisa Tsarevna, the heir to the throne of Kiev, no matter what my father’s henchmen think.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack