hired help
Example Sentences
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“He hired help, and I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025
It doesn’t make sense that Isaac, who comes off as a fairly self-important professional, doesn’t have any hired help when Sylvia arrives, especially given the family’s obvious economic resources.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024
Constantin Boym estimated the cost of the art studio, built with hired help, at $20,000.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022
Many of them stayed on as hired help following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, docent Sidlauskas said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2019
As Ophie arrived back in the empty kitchen, she started to think that perhaps she had misunderstood the intricacies of life for the hired help of Daffodil Manor.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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