LACKEY in a Sentence
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74 example sentences for LACKEY, such as:
1. The lackey bowed to the ground and departed.
2. And, with his lackey, he took the road to the governor's country house.
3. The repast had been ordered by Athos, and the lackey furnished by Porthos.
4. The repast was carried into effect that very day, and the lackey waited at table.
5. Each Musketeer was accustomed to leave at the general hotel, as at a barrack, his own horse and that of his lackey.
2. And, with his lackey, he took the road to the governor's country house.
3. The repast had been ordered by Athos, and the lackey furnished by Porthos.
4. The repast was carried into effect that very day, and the lackey waited at table.
5. Each Musketeer was accustomed to leave at the general hotel, as at a barrack, his own horse and that of his lackey.
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Meanings and Examples of LACKEY
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lackey
n. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
n. a male servant (especially a footman)
Classic Sentence: (73 in 5 pages)
1 He was a quarter Spaniard, born of a mongrel in Tucuman; he had been singing-boy, sacristan, sailor, monk, pedlar, soldier, and lackey.
2 The executioner, le taule; the forest, le sabri; fear, flight, taf; the lackey, le larbin; the mineral, the prefect, the minister, pharos; the devil, le rabouin.
3 The repast was carried into effect that very day, and the lackey waited at table.
4 The repast had been ordered by Athos, and the lackey furnished by Porthos.
5 As for Aramis, of whom we believe we have sufficiently explained the character--a character which, like that of his companions, we shall be able to follow in its development--his lackey was called Bazin.
6 With regard to d'Artagnan, we know how he was lodged, and we have already made acquaintance with his lackey, Master Planchet.
7 "The leave of absence Monsieur has asked for," replied the lackey.
8 The lackey bowed to the ground and departed.
9 Each Musketeer was accustomed to leave at the general hotel, as at a barrack, his own horse and that of his lackey.
10 Planchet called his master's attention to a gentleman who had just arrived with his lackey, and only preceded them by about fifty paces.
11 And, with his lackey, he took the road to the governor's country house.
12 He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
13 The little old man remained at the coach door; the coachman took care of his horses, the lackey held the saddlehorses.
14 He sprang into his saddle; the lackey took his place by the coachman; the carriage went off at a quick pace, escorted by the three horsemen, and all was over.
15 "Some lackey," murmured d'Artagnan.
Example Sentence:
1 Pick a primary-care doctor rather than an industry lackey to run health care reform?