helpmate

Example Sentences

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On the face of it, your partner doesn’t seem to have placed a high priority on being your stalwart helpmate.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2023

“Emma Smith was far more than an appendage and helpmate to prominent men,” the authors wrote.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

We see ourselves, our own troubled impulses, in her and, to some extent, in her helpmate Morgana.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2021

Her memorialization as wife and helpmate, and the corresponding backgrounding of her lifelong political commitments, misses the wider critique of social injustice that underlay her life’s work.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2018

“You’ve heard the description of the case. You are posing as my companion. You’re a modest helpmate, so you do not need a taffeta gown, Nell. Your plain checkered dress will serve just fine.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan