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Examples of helpmeet in a Sentence
exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood
he and his helpmeet share a passion for rock climbing
Recent Examples on the Web
His wife, the helpmeet, reminds him not to forget the sunscreen.
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Mike Spies, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
He is aided by his translator Lady Mariko (Sawai) and newfound ally John Blackthorne (Jarvis), here depicted as, if not quite a helpmeet, then someone with a great deal to learn.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
My mother has always been his helpmeet.
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Vogue, 31 May 2022
Blanchett is Alice, a kind but clumsy helpmeet who goes to work for Edwina after her bricklayer husband is killed by a falling pile of bricks.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2022
At 69, Jean Smart has almost five decades of ancillary and co-lead roles to her name—the rapacious Lana in Frasier, the ditsy helpmeet Charlene in Designing Women—but the new HBO Max series Hacks marks the rare time the actor has anchored a show.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 18 May 2021
How many of us would just as soon consign the late first lady – helpmeet and soulmate of the 40th U.S. president, Ronald Reagan – to the mists of the un-woke 1980s?
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Matt Damsker, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2021
Their connection is instant; Klara vows her companionship, to be a tireless helpmeet and a barrier against loneliness.
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Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2021
Conservatives see a classy helpmeet, bringing old-world elegance to the White House.
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Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
help entry 2 + meet, adjective
First Known Use
1673, in the meaning defined above
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“Helpmeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpmeet. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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