Example Sentences

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Closely following in the wake of the utensil flew the janitor, a bulky, unwholesome man, suspenderless and sordid, panic-stricken and breathless.

From Whirligigs by Henry, O.

When told that he was wanted to take out the Pacific express, the bum straightened up, hitched his suspenderless trousers and asked: "Who're you?"

From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Warman, Cy