servant
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
But Victoria defied him the moment she came of age, insisting that Conroy was “neither my servant, nor adviser, nor ever was.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Bronya, a civil servant, says they could have put down a bigger deposit but wanted to use their savings for a renovation project costing upwards of £20,000.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
As Marzio sang his only aria, summoning Farnace to war, he changed his outfit, making Farnace hand him armor pieces like a servant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The US military presence will remain a major issue for Koja, a former civil servant who was also a deputy mayor of Naha, the region's capital city.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
We send Thomas Savage to Werowocomoco to live, and Chief Powhatan sends us his servant boy, Namontack, to live with us.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Those with "good jobs" - civil servants, corporate employees, engineers - are anxious about losing them.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Favorite subjects included “struggling civil servants and the shabby humiliations endured by the failing gentry.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Indentured servants and enslaved people in his household could also have been used, although we may never know for certain.”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
And one of the most often-discussed potential growth opportunities for the industry, humanoid household servants, is at least 10 to 20 years away, Hurst said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Margaret, who went by Peggy, also did sewing for the servants who were part of General Washington’s household, and records show her receiving pay from October 1776 until April 1779.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing servant
