desk clerk
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The next day, De Castro returned to the hotel, identified himself to the front desk clerk as a guest and said he’d left his keys in his room, Wallace wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024
The desk clerk told me she never used it, and indeed it was set up with chairs and a screen and had been used formerly to screen films.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023
The desk clerk, Domonique Haasnoot, took pains each day to mark my maps, offer outing suggestions and make dinner reservations.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
It is not clear whether the front desk clerk knew that two other guests had recently called 911 from Room 205.
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2022
The desk clerk ignored the boys, who did not stop to remove their jackets before they knelt in front of the clock.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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