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He is also said to have been a water boy and manservant to an Anderson family member who was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026 The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan.—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025 He is attended and aided by his faithful manservant, Graham, and sometimes assisted by another confidant, Dr. Thomas McConnell.—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 June 2025 These included a gentleman singing with his manservant on Mardi Gras, seven apprentices of a ribbon maker singing together, and a woman charged for singing while working in her house and yard, among many others.—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for manservant