underling

Example Sentences

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“Fuze’s” version of a joke is when an anxious underling pipes up to ask for permission to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

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

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

MI6 didn’t think Le Fantôme would trust an underling to judge whether they were forgeries.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti