Example Sentences

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Paul complied �giving the waylayer just the picture he had been after.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nay, but a woodman, an outlaw, a waylayer; so say our men, that he fell on them with the cry: A-Tofts!

From Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by Morris, William

Also, he clutched his pungent prize greedily, and, with a show of spirit, faced his grim waylayer.

From Options by Henry, O.