underling

Example Sentences

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In his statement, he said the comments made to the undercover reporter were "empty words and not a true account of the underling incident".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

Ultimately, she sent an underling to join Newsom and U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Our last glimpse of Dedra shows her shoeless and cowering in a prison cell, destined to be as forgotten as her boss and every other underling who fails the Emperor.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

What kind of terrible employer has an underling borrow against his own home to cover up his boss’s sordid lies and extra-marital affairs?

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2024

I will duly retreat to the position of the good volunteer, the invisible underling.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee