- present tense form of subordinate (3rd person singular).
- plural of subordinate.
subordinates
Example Sentences
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The plaintiff sued for money and settled for an apology plus something his complaint never requested and no court could have awarded: immunity, granted by his own subordinates.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Wasn’t it true, a juror asked, that he had taken to delegating tasks to subordinates in recent years?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
This has long unnerved investors wary of backing a company whose mission explicitly subordinates profit to the broader benefit of humanity.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
After its triumph in war with Persia, Athens under Pericles began to treat its allies as subordinates to be exploited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Stalin often managed to shrug off the blame for his actions onto his subordinates or the Communist Party itself.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
