helpmeet

Example Sentences

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When Harold burned out on being the helpmeet to the rising star, Minnie took his place.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

But the show, despite being aware of Verdon’s talent, primarily makes her a kind of long-suffering helpmeet, no longer in her prime, even though Fosse is in his.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2019

“The Wife” is about Joan Castleman, the long-suffering helpmeet to Joe Castleman, a famous author who builds his legacy by leeching off Joan’s literary ambitions.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 5, 2019

The excellent Ms. Rogers returns as Harry’s frowzy helpmeet, a woman narcotized by monotony, who can still put on the dog for a handsome stranger.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2018

If, as she expected, and not without good reason, William Saint became her husband, he might turn out, with discreet handling, a docile helpmeet.

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley