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
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
Perhaps even with assistance from our digital helpmeets.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
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
Perhaps even with assistance from our digital helpmeets.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for helpmeet
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“Helpmeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpmeet. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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