henchman
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In 1932 she reported on the libel trial brought against Hitler by a former Nazi henchman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Said Percival: “I’m the henchman? OK, I’ll wear it. But I said, that’s it, no more instructional league, none of that stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Antilly was raised by trainers Travis and Ashley Foster, who appeared as a henchman in Sir Christopher Nolan's Batman: The Dark Knight.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
His loyal henchman Meadows naturally denies that he ever said those things.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2024
“I’m leaving. Your henchman has terrified me completely. I shall never make the mistake of even passing by this vile pigsty.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
The implication is that, in addition to engaging in nefarious financial shenanigans, one of Mr. Xi’s most trusted henchmen was plotting against him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
And it is all being fed by sycophants and henchmen who have created a self-reinforcing feedback loop.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
Also, we suspect that Adam Gelb has been wearing a bat costume at night to conduct citizen’s arrests of various burglars and henchmen.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025
Gunn has sarcastically tried to make the place look cheery — Luthor’s henchmen are dressed in mismatched Hawaiian shirts — but the sequence might give you the shivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
Mo put the book under the jacket, which had almost made him look like one of Capricorn’s henchmen.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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