Myrmidons
- plural of Myrmidon.
Example Sentences
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Adams charged Attucks with being a hero of the "myrmidons" — literal ant-men of Greek mythology, who followed orders without question — whose very presence in the street was "an unlawful assembly."
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2020
They were the quiet myrmidons of what Harvard professor Joseph Nye called “soft power”, persuasion through cultural influence rather than brute force.
From The Guardian • Sep. 4, 2018
In the pending merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, our myrmidons have a chance to do better.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2018
Clearly, this was a deal done with him, or his myrmidons.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2014
Two of the peccant brothers were here, and here they should remain, advienne que pourra, until their unwilling host could hand them to the myrmidons of justice.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
