servants

Example Sentences

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Civil servants, who cannot speak publicly, push back in private, some blaming ministers for failing to give them clear guidance and instructions.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“The processes are still way too slow and the incentives aren’t there for civil servants to say, ‘here’s a project, let’s do this’,” said Tobias Hentze, economist at the German Economic Institute, a think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Hyungjin Son and Vinicius Costa filled out the cast as Falstaff’s bumpkinly servants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Civil servants, diplomats and journalists were also targeted.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

And they would have worn the fancy livery, like the servants of the English nobility.

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