minion

Example Sentences

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As was the lesson of “Saltburn,” never antagonize a minion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

She was also a severe asthmatic, always followed by a "frightened minion carrying her asthma inhaler, as though it were a crown, or a sceptre of some sort".

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

No time was wasted in deactivating her account, although whether that was done by Goldberg's hand or a Twitter minion is unclear.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2022

They’re stopped on the way and taken underwing by John Malkovich’s Ranger Bright — a loathsome minion of the big boss, Frog, whose identity remains a mystery well into the film.

From New York Times • May 7, 2020

Sheed screamed, pinching his wrist where Mr. Flux’s minion had pricked him with her terrifying needle.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles