minions

Example Sentences

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With apologies to Bette Midler, you should hear the gravitas Leto brings to calling his minions “the buttworms beneath my feet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

When coders everywhere start muttering to their AI minions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Unfortunately, rebuilding the agency will not be nearly as easy as it was for Musk and his minions to tear it down.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Over on one court, a team of minions – complete with yellow-painted faces, oversized googles and beach-styled overalls – are jumping excitedly much like their animated namesake.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

An inner portal led to a torch-lit chamber, where Chak Tok Ich’aak, flanked by counselors and minions, reclined on an ornate bench.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann