Example Sentences

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The housemen also resupplied the ground soldiers if they sold their allocated amount.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

To these, the housemen or maids can quickly attach the rubber hose connected with the cleaning-tools.

From Guide to Hotel Housekeeping by Palmer, Mary E.

The earl's housemen now begin To shrink and fall: their ranks grow thin— The king's luck thrives—their decks are cleared, Of fighting men no more appeared.

From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

At this a murmur of applause ran round the benches of the friends and housemen.

From Erling the Bold by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

There he unpacked his merchandise, showed it to Orm and the housemen, and bade Orm take therefrom such things as he would.

From Eirik the Red's Saga by Sephton, John