helpmeet

Example Sentences

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When Harold burned out on being the helpmeet to the rising star, Minnie took his place.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Ms. Gustern might have thought of herself as a helpmeet or second banana, but her students didn’t see her that way.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

“The Wife” is about Joan Castleman, the long-suffering helpmeet to Joe Castleman, a famous author who builds his legacy by leeching off Joan’s literary ambitions.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 5, 2019

He’s the high-strung, temperamental artiste, Verdon his calming, smiling muse and helpmeet, ready to provide assistance, inspiration, a cool head, whatever Bob needs.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2019

Her husband, a grave lawyer in middle life, would come home to dinner and find his helpmeet romping with the other children in the plaza.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee