servant

Example Sentences

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Vainglorious comments made by Diogenes when he himself was enslaved—captured and sold by pirates—indicate that even then he saw himself more as master than servant.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said the ministers and civil servants tasked with delivering these priorities had to act more quickly and stop being so focused on strategy and reviews.

From BBC

They need not do so by punishing investors and the agency’s public servants, she said.

From Barron's

Mary also asks for her servants' wages to be paid after her death, and signs off: "Your very loving and most true sister, Mary R."

From BBC

The law will create a new legal duty on public bodies and servants to act truthfully and fully support investigations into the state, ensuring wrongdoing is not concealed.

From BBC