underling

Example Sentences

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Now that it seems he can’t hide from the story entirely, Hegseth is trying to wriggle out from responsibility by blaming an underling, Adm.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

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

Agents intercepted text messages in which Facey and Sanchez talked about using a private plane to spirit away an underling who had narrowly avoided arrest in Anchorage, prosecutors wrote in the bail motion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

The brother, the eldest, is a Gestapo officer—an actual Frenchman who has been made an underling in the Ormaie Gestapo headquarters.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein