handmaiden

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

It should be easy, then, to dismiss all this culture war blather as much ado about nothing, the latest fake-news nonsense from shameless politicians and their handmaidens in the media.

From Washington Post

The handmaiden, if you will, to that problem is predictability.

From Salon

I’m not handmaiden of Satan last I checked.

From Washington Post

The platforms are handmaidens in the spread of hyper-partisan information — indeed, in many ways, they optimize for it.

From The Verge