merry men

plural noun

C19: originally, the companions of a knight, outlaw, etc

In the film, these merry men have transformed into monsters, and are subsequently imprisoned.

In a Japanese animated series, the Merry Men presented a strong pro-environmental message.

It was near the top of the flood, and the Merry Men were roaring in the windless quiet of the night.

The night-watchman had sunk into log-like slumber, and the meteorologist and his merry men were making preparations to go abroad.

And hither, straight as merry men to their shaw, they had brought the great treasure of the morning.

When you are tired of dancing, you can be Robin Hood's merry men, and shoot.

With two large boars as the spoils of their prowess, Mr. Atkinson and his “merry men” returned to camp triumphant.

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