desk clerk
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At the 120-room Pacific Edge Hotel, also in Laguna Beach, a desk clerk reported Friday that “we were at 18% occupancy on Tuesday. We’ve been at 100% the last two nights.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
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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