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
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In the right-wing imagination, these women are acting like harpies — an epithet often seen online — when they’re supposed to be helpmeets.
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
That view of motherhood and helpmeet as the sole purpose of women, though not of the majority in Christian circles, has increasingly entered political conversations.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2025
Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden is one of the most gorgeous and immaculately constructed films ever made, and that attention to detail extends to the scene in which the titular helpmeet Sook-Hee (Kim Tae-ri) uses a lollipop to teach Lady Hideko (Kim Min-hee) how to kiss.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
When Harold burned out on being the helpmeet to the rising star, Minnie took his place.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
That view of motherhood and helpmeet as the sole purpose of women, though not of the majority in Christian circles, has increasingly entered political conversations.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2025
Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden is one of the most gorgeous and immaculately constructed films ever made, and that attention to detail extends to the scene in which the titular helpmeet Sook-Hee (Kim Tae-ri) uses a lollipop to teach Lady Hideko (Kim Min-hee) how to kiss.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
When Harold burned out on being the helpmeet to the rising star, Minnie took his place.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Helpmeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpmeet. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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