handmaiden

Example Sentences

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Their eviction was streamed live on TikTok as Offeh and "handmaiden" Kaura Taylor, from Texas, were handcuffed by immigration officers.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

For more than three decades after its creation in 1913, the Fed was largely a handmaiden of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

Reddit’s latest and perhaps greatest financial play is to become a handmaiden to our emerging A.I. overlords.

From Slate • Dec. 27, 2024

Sophia, the nurse, and Jacobo, the apprentice, and her handmaiden, Amelia.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022

Nanna gave him a linen robe for Frigg and a golden ring for Fulla, Frigg’s handmaiden.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman