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Example sentences from the Web for handmaidenCorporate America and its ideologues embraced government intervention as long as Washington served as its handmaiden. The South Has Indeed Risen Again and It’s Called the Tea Party|Jack Schwartz|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST It was humiliating for the GOP majority to play the handmaiden to minority leader Nancy Pelosi. Nancy Pelosi Talks About the Budget Vote, Obama’s Grit, Guns, and More|Eleanor Clift|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST One handmaiden, however, cannot wait to find a suitable male and finds an empty stairwell to take matters into her own hands. The 'Reign' Steamy Stairwell Shocker & TV’s 13 Dirtiest Sex Scenes (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the field of politics, fear has been the handmaiden of power since the beginning of time. A Week on the Brink|Louise Roug Bokkenheuser|May 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Miss Sally directed a critical glance at her handmaiden's red-coifed head. Sally Dows and Other Stories|Bret Harte "I will sleep awhile," she said to her handmaiden, and serenely glided into slumberland. Prisoners of Hope|Mary Johnston Do not question providence, and I am her handmaiden just now. The Goose Girl|Harold MacGrath Then all being well content, each of them gave a sol to their handmaiden. Droll Stories, Complete|Honore de Balzac God was remembering His handmaiden; He had not shut up His tender mercies. Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson
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nouna person or thing that serves a useful but subordinate purposelogic is the handmaid of philosophy archaic a female servant or attendant Words nearby handmaidenhand log, handloom, handloomed, handmade, handmaid, handmaiden, hand-me-down, hand-me-up, hand mower, hand-off, hand of writ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to handmaidengirl, au pair, housemaid, chambermaid, biddy, woman, help, domestic, damsel, nursemaid, miss, maidservant, factotum, cleaning woman, live-in |