hireling
Example Sentences
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But after her hireling turned protege persuaded Deborah to revamp her act by making it more personal and intimate, the comedy veteran decided she needed to take her new show on the road.
From Washington Post
According to Stevenson University, a debate has raged about the meaning of the line "hireling and slave" and whether it flatly has racist tones or a "rhetorical tool."
From Fox News
“No refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.”
From Washington Post
It pointed to the third verse of Francis Scott Key’s poem, which includes the line: “No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.”
From Washington Times
Chinook helicopter at around 1 a.m. during fighting with the “invaders and their hirelings.”
From Washington Times
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