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

Ms. Gustern might have thought of herself as a helpmeet or second banana, but her students didn’t see her that way.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

“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

He’s Alfred, Ben Affleck’s butler – a more competent and acid helpmeet than Michael Caine’s doddery codger.

From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2016

Yes, a helpmeet, and that implies that he was to do his share.

From Mildred's New Daughter by Finley, Martha