toadies
Example Sentences
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Like the most treacherous toadies from literature — Iago, Wormtongue, Tywin Lannister — Miller managed to shove aside rivals to latch onto his master’s ear and guide him toward more evil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
The heads of those places have been fired or have stepped down, sometimes replaced by crypto industry toadies.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
So how will the "usual suspects", the "softies", the "newbies" and the "toadies" shake down?
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
Hunter’s generosity as a performer — listening intently, never grandstanding — spills over into her interpretation, giving us a Timon who chooses to think the best of her toadies.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2020
As for Captain Booth, Madam," writes old Richardson to one of his toadies, "Captain Booth has done his business.
From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by Various
