Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of helpmeet When Harold burned out on being the helpmeet to the rising star, Minnie took his place. Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 Perhaps even with assistance from our digital helpmeets. Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 Rather than serve as helpmeets to men, their husbands often took a backseat. Marissa C. Rhodes / Made By History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 In a workplace, they’re expected to be helpmeets while also being held up as tokens of acceptance, a dynamic the characters bridle against and use to their advantage. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for helpmeet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpmeet
Noun
  • Steen, who is a special assistant to GM Doug Armstrong, joined the Blues in 2008.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • As Bond tells it, her assistant found Moo at a farm nearby.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The last issue came out in 1932, under the direction of his wife, Nelly, dedicated to his memory and produced with the collaboration of active and former members of De Stijl.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Following the divorce, David remarried and welcomed two more children, Olivia and Henry, with his new wife, Jenny.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Either way, how many missiles Ukraine ends up with should remain murky to dissuade Russia from launching its persistent cruise missile attacks on its neighbor, Dan Rice, a former aide to Ukraine's commander in chief and the president of American University Kyiv, told .
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This summer, Madison Biedermann, a press aide, showed me around the Department of Education.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the latest announcement comes amid stark warnings from international aid groups that budget cuts will roll back recent progress.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Funding for a key food aid program relied on by millions of mothers and infants will likely run out of money in the coming days.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The trailer shows Hemsworth’s Geralt assembling an army of adventurers to track down his former Witcher apprentice Ciri (Freya Allan).
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • He and his apprentices host glass- blowing classes on Fridays and Saturdays (reservation required), when guests can make anything from a bowl to a tumbler to an ornament.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.
    Kyla Mandel, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
Noun
  • Similarly, about three-fourths of DEA agents, a third of US deputy marshals, and nearly all Homeland Security Investigations agents have been diverted to work on immigration, according to ICE documents detailing assignments through the end of August that were first obtained by the Cato Institute.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Few do, and the only Chelsea player who springs to mind as being as exciting as Palmer on the ball would be a risky choice as his deputy.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This little number is extremely lightweight; just a stylish little sidekick to give you a bit of coverage or accessorize your outfit.
    Nusrat Sultana, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Countless fun conversations with Jonas and his Swedish sidekick, Joel Eriksson Ek, and/or our video coach Jonas Plumb about everything but hockey.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Helpmeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpmeet. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!