Example Sentences
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Gonzalez doesn’t believe the middle manager is an endangered species, but job details will evolve, she said.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Olsen: Tramell plays what’s become a real fan-favorite character on the show, Mr. Milchick, who is the middle manager in the office there.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
He looked less like a rockstar, more like a middle manager in a corporate accounts department.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
Lumbergh, in his two-toned buttoned-down shirt and with his ever-present coffee mug, drooling a series of "mmmkays" and "yeeeahs," is every middle manager masking their incompetence while lording their authority over deflated subordinates.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2024
A middle manager, she was sure, from his boxy suit and contrast collar.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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