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
It’s right to hope for “Sinners” to rack up a few gold men, and wise to remember that disappointment is awards season’s sackcloth-clad handmaiden.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
From the journals Metcalfe has surmised that Vivien, herself a brilliant literary scholar and teacher, had willfully lived out her marriage under Blundy’s shadow, the dutiful handmaiden to a literary eminence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
Nanna gave him a linen robe for Frigg and a golden ring for Fulla, Frigg’s handmaiden.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
