How to Use henchman in a Sentence
henchman
noun-
He and his henchmen sat at the booth on the right between the bar and the stage.
— Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018 -
Louie was a henchman for a mafia boss known as Fat Tony.
— Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 22 Feb. 2018 -
One of the running jokes in the first episode is how many henchmen try to use guns on Luke Cage.
— Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 22 June 2018 -
On the other side is a henchman, the Algorithm, the bomb, and a blue-team corpse.
— Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024 -
At least three of Fukuhara’s henchmen, if not many more, end up dead.
— Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2020 -
Why do the henchmen wear black mouth-guards and have silver eyes?
— Jordan Hoffman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2018 -
Numan Acar: plays Nakim, head of the palace guards and one of Jafar's henchmen.
— Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018 -
Ebal returns from New York City with a henchman in tow.
— Nick Schager, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2020 -
So Cash sets out to do some crimes, in the company of Big Cat’s henchmen who loathe him.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2024 -
She's flanked by two henchmen in the photo, too, which helps paint a vivid picture of the world of the upcoming film.
— Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 25 Aug. 2019 -
Evil Russian Kenneth Branagh and his henchmen show up and there’s a car chase.
— Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024 -
Even with three dozen henchmen, the dacoits are no match for the two commandos.
— Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023 -
When the head of the family dies, Vincenzo escapes to Seoul to run from the new head and his henchmen.
— Milan Polk, Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2023 -
That glimmer of hope is quickly snuffed out by Roy and the arrival of Gator and a pair of Tillman henchmen.
— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2024 -
Of course, the henchmen aren’t stupid enough to simply report a round number of 85.0 percent turnout.
— Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024 -
While the country reels, Trump and his henchmen are calling for the whistleblower’s head.
— Ari Yampolsky, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2019 -
Advertisement If an evil leader and his henchmen can’t quip, what’s the point of a coup?
— Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024 -
Its boss, Igor Sechin, is one of Vladimir Putin’s closest henchmen.
— The Economist, 2 Apr. 2020 -
His henchmen came over for dinner sometimes, but that didn’t count.
— Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 -
The blind gunfight that culminates in a henchman getting an eye full of lead?
— EW.com, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Addison gets put to the test in the pilot, which finds Ben inhabiting the body of a henchman in over his head in 1985.
— Joshua Alston, Variety, 19 Sep. 2022 -
The passage describes the actions of Roccolenus, a henchman from northern France, who planned to ransack the city of Tours.
— Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2018 -
He was joined by his trusty tag-team partner/henchman Chris Adonis.
— Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, 7 Sep. 2017 -
This henchman puts up one hell of a fight and serves as a formidable foe against both Chan and Tucker.
— EW.com, 29 June 2024 -
Rather than process a deed transfer and sell to a flipper, Sloan gives up on the money and heads out, telling his henchman to kill Nick, who's promptly shot in the back.
— Scott Craven, azcentral, 15 July 2019 -
Not in the Oval Office with the cameras, henchmen snarling at us and big Secret Service people.
— Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019 -
Too, word is out that Trump's henchmen take no prisoners.
— Kathleen Parker | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2018 -
One man one problem, no man no problem—as Stalin and his henchmen put it.
— Time, 24 Aug. 2023 -
As Oz Cobb, Colin Farrell plays a long-suffering henchman trying to get on top for once.
— Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024 -
Fleeing captivity, Dot takes refuge in a well from the gun-toting henchmen chasing her.
— Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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