Example Sentences

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Hisham Atar and his wife, Shahnaz, own farms and factories, a house in Lahore and a country estate, along with an apartment in London where—to their servants’ amazement—they cook for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

His servants’ uniforms are fancier than those of his neighbors.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

In a matter of mere weeks, Elon Musk replaced civil servants’ pride with existential dread, and then compounded the malice by hobbling the ability of terminated workers to leverage their prior public service experience.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

Shea said he found civil servants’ untrammeled advice useful when he was a presidential appointee.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2024

There were great stables, where a dozen grooms and boys held forth, rows of vine-clad servants’ cottages, an endless and orderly array of outhouses, long grape arbors, green pastures, orchards, and berry patches.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London