handmaiden

Example Sentences

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It should be easy, then, to dismiss all this culture war blather as much ado about nothing, the latest fake-news nonsense from shameless politicians and their handmaidens in the media.

From Washington Post

The handmaiden, if you will, to that problem is predictability.

From Salon

The platforms are handmaidens in the spread of hyper-partisan information — indeed, in many ways, they optimize for it.

From The Verge

Barrett’s faith has drawn scrutiny thanks to her previous role as a "handmaiden" in People of Praise, a small Christian community formed in the 1970s that views men as household leaders.

From Fox News

The horrible irony is the passion of these well-meaning citizens is being exploited by the Democrats and their “social justice” handmaidens to actually maintain the political status quo.

From Washington Times