henchman

Example Sentences

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Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper’s Beadle Bamford, the judge’s henchman, has a malicious ebullience all his own.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

In 1932 she reported on the libel trial brought against Hitler by a former Nazi henchman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

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