plural cronies
: a close friend usually of long standing : pal
played golf with his cronies
often, specifically
: a person who unfairly receives special treatment see also cronyism, crony capitalism
Examples of crony in a Sentence
The mayor rewarded his cronies with high-paying jobs after he was elected.
the criminal's cronies were also closely questioned about the illegal gambling operation
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Texas Republicans have completely surrendered our state to Trump and his billionaire cronies, at the expense of selling out their constituents and Latino voters in South Texas.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Getting summarily canned for ticketing a crony of the governor’s, as Huff saw it, left him embittered toward the law enforcement profession.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Dumas introduced Huff to two of his closest cronies, both of whom had served at Fort Bragg.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
At the center of the scheme was a plan to funnel a total of $1.3 million in do-nothing contracts to Madigan’s 13th Ward cronies.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Getting summarily canned for ticketing a crony of the governor’s, as Huff saw it, left him embittered toward the law enforcement profession.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Dumas introduced Huff to two of his closest cronies, both of whom had served at Fort Bragg.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
At the center of the scheme was a plan to funnel a total of $1.3 million in do-nothing contracts to Madigan’s 13th Ward cronies.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for crony
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“Crony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crony. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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