stooge

Example Sentences

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Then again, Myn has a reason for stonewalling Hera – he's an Imperial stooge wearing the cloak of a businessman.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

Truss turned out to be a stooge for Boris Johnson, Maureen Dowd writes.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2022

Anyway, as an economics writer, this is all obviously exhausting, since talking about my beat using basic terminology now results in my mentions being flooded with accusations of being a propagandistic stooge.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2022

However, Limann was seen by many as a mere stooge for Rawlings and his failure to turn Ghana's economy round soon brought his time in office to an end.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2020

“We better get a doctor,” he had yelled at the kid called Obie, Archie’s stooge.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier