maid

Example Sentences

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Tanaka herself delightfully portrays the slightly dim family maid the “kids” enlist for their scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

McGonigal's character Hazel is a maid in the show, which can involve carrying "giant silver trays and baskets of sweet treats".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

You’re right to be frustrated that you seem to be putting in more effort than the maid of honor, and that effort is met with hostility instead of gratitude.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Her parents looked at each other, but it was the maid who answered the doctor's question.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat