Sentence examples for merely a servant from inspiring English sources

He is merely a servant to wealthy corporate interests.

The film has poshed Davinier up too: in real life, he was merely a servant.

There is an argument going on in France about the movie, "Danton," directed by the Pole Andrezej Wajda, about whether it has a correct appreciation of the French Revolution -- correct from the point of view of the present government, who believe that Robespierre was merely a servant of passion, but basically a hero.

The New Yorker, February 28 , 1983P. 104 There is an argument going on in France about the movie, "Danton," directed by the Pole Andrezej Wajda, about whether it has a correct appreciation of the French Revolution -- correct from the point of view of the present government, who believe that Robespierre was merely a servant of passion, but basically a hero.

In the Black Forest, the Surfer confronts Sue and reveals he is merely a servant to the destroyer of worlds, and regrets the destruction he causes.

As for John Boehner: he's merely a servant of the aristocracy, representing the interests of the plutocrats who have placed a choke-hold on democracy: on the Federal Government of the U.S.A.

But as a servant, really.

Romance author Katharine Ashe (Kisses, She Wrote) says, "Anne is not merely a wallflower; she's practically a servant, beaten down and thoroughly stomped upon by her family, though she's the smartest and the best of them all.

He then met Prabhupada in England in September 1969 and was impressed by the acharya's declaration that he was merely "the humble servant of the servant of the servant" of the Hindu god Krishna.

After a few months, I hope you will see our new servant as merely a natural part of The Economist.

One missed the melting lyricism that should pervade the alluring aria "Io son l'umile ancella," in which Adriana explains to her colleagues that as an actress, she is merely the servant of the creative spirit.