helpmate

Example Sentences

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“You’ve heard the description of the case. You are posing as my companion. You’re a modest helpmate, so you do not need a taffeta gown, Nell. Your plain checkered dress will serve just fine.”

From Literature

He started as a junior equity analyst, a helpmate, not expected to offer his own opinions.

From Literature

But when Styron had depression in the 1980s she was a stalwart helpmate in his recovery, and encouraged him to write “Darkness Visible,” the memoir that has become one of his best known works.

From New York Times

On the face of it, your partner doesn’t seem to have placed a high priority on being your stalwart helpmate.

From Washington Post

And Guenevere is now a strategic helpmate, periodically outthinking her husband.

From New York Times