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.

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lackey
 n.  an attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.
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.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XIV
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.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—ROOTS
3  The repast was carried into effect that very day, and the lackey waited at table.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
4  The repast had been ordered by Athos, and the lackey furnished by Porthos.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
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.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
6  With regard to d'Artagnan, we know how he was lodged, and we have already made acquaintance with his lackey, Master Planchet.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
7  "The leave of absence Monsieur has asked for," replied the lackey.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 19 PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
8  The lackey bowed to the ground and departed.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 19 PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
9  Each Musketeer was accustomed to leave at the general hotel, as at a barrack, his own horse and that of his lackey.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 19 PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
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.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 20 THE JOURNEY
11  And, with his lackey, he took the road to the governor's country house.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 20 THE JOURNEY
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.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 23 THE RENDEZVOUS
13  The little old man remained at the coach door; the coachman took care of his horses, the lackey held the saddlehorses.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 24 THE PAVILION
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.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 24 THE PAVILION
15  "Some lackey," murmured d'Artagnan.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 24 THE PAVILION
Example Sentence:
1  Pick a primary-care doctor rather than an industry lackey to run health care reform?