servant

Example Sentences

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“You don’t need to use them — you just need to wear them,” a civil servant says, capturing the government’s one-size-fits-all indifference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The obscure law bans a person from soliciting or receiving nonpublic information from a public servant by means of their office or employment with the intent to obtain a benefit.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

You also have to live in the UK or be a member of the armed forces, or a so-called Crown servant who works abroad.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

That was in keeping with the career of a public servant who had spent four decades serving both Democratic and Republican presidents.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

As the child of a house servant, Alfred would have begun working as a young boy doing household chores like fetching water and firewood.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis