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

It’s right to hope for “Sinners” to rack up a few gold men, and wise to remember that disappointment is awards season’s sackcloth-clad handmaiden.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

From the journals Metcalfe has surmised that Vivien, herself a brilliant literary scholar and teacher, had willfully lived out her marriage under Blundy’s shadow, the dutiful handmaiden to a literary eminence.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

Or maybe she’s the handmaiden, good-natured and just out of view.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon