servant

Example Sentences

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His predecessor, Pope Francis, made a point of washing the feet of prison inmates to emphasize his status as a servant of the church for all people, even criminals.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

The university has previously announced plans to expand its Magee campus in Derry to 10,000 students but a senior civil servant recently questioned whether funding for that expansion was in place.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

A beneficiary might have to bow and scrape like a courtier, or accept treatment as a glorified servant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“You don’t need to use them — you just need to wear them,” a civil servant says, capturing the government’s one-size-fits-all indifference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

His grandmother, a cook known as Old Doll, was a Custis servant who had come to Mount Vernon with Martha.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis