Example Sentences

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Ms. Shaw — purseless — grooved near the front of the stage.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2017

When frontier historians theorize about the uprooted, the lawless, the purseless, and the socially cut-off who emigrated 60 to the West, they are not talking about people like my grand�mother.

From SAT Tests

The race would be one-on-one, though not officially a match race; by antiquated racing rules, a match had to be a purseless race.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Now I will have a dead-set at the purser, who was generally purseless.

From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford

It was probably for the best, for this cow town had the reputation of setting a pace that left the wayfarer purseless and breathless, to say nothing about headaches.

From The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Adams, Andy