tilbury

Example Sentences

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And M. de Faverges sprang lightly into his tilbury.

From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave

Then you'll see the earnest little wheeler as much appreciated as may be, and dragging the domestic tilbury along at a rational, bourgeois rate of speed.

From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore

I heard him hastily packing his modest wardrobe; and in fifteen minutes a tilbury had whirled him away—whither, Heaven only knows.

From Trifles for the Christmas Holidays by Armstrong, H. S.

This tilbury was a relic of former prosperity, and as well known in all the country side as were the round head, white hair, and clear eyes of Toussaint Lumineau himself.

From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Bazin, Ren?

There 's not a tilbury, nor a tiger, nor a genteel tea-party in the town.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James