handmaiden
Example Sentences
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Ms. Horn takes trouble to depict Kay as an individual rather than a handmaiden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Their eviction was streamed live on TikTok as Offeh and "handmaiden" Kaura Taylor, from Texas, were handcuffed by immigration officers.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
For more than three decades after its creation in 1913, the Fed was largely a handmaiden of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
Reddit’s latest and perhaps greatest financial play is to become a handmaiden to our emerging A.I. overlords.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2024
Or maybe she’s the handmaiden, good-natured and just out of view.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
