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

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

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022

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

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

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