handmaiden

Example Sentences

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Ms. Horn takes trouble to depict Kay as an individual rather than a handmaiden.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

After all, feeling hopeful is purpose's handmaiden, an involuntary mental state, like love or joy, that softens reality's sharp edges.

From Salon • May 30, 2021

The allegiances shifted: the handmaiden of chromatin was suddenly its queen.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee