Example Sentences

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Maids in Boston, factory workers in Chicago and farmers in California lived much different lives despite being part of the same country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

If the charity is successful it could stop the Maids Moreton development going ahead and place future housebuilding in the area in doubt.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

In the morning, their daily routines begin: Maids prepare breakfast, children scatter, Rudolf dresses for work.

From New York Times • May 20, 2023

At Olentangy Maids in Columbus, Ohio, more customers are putting off or canceling home-cleaning appointments.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2022

Maids in waiting and my mother passed it from hand to hand, admiring it, engaging they would buy it.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer