cracksman

Example Sentences

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Who knew what eminent defaulter or renowned cracksman was fleeing the city in dark disguise?

From A Republic Without a President and Other Stories by Ward, Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson)

Had it been the cracksman, there would have been no 'if'—it were done as surely as he attempted it.

From Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces by Hanshew, Thomas W.

I've seen many Page 268a clever cracksman, but never one like him.

From Jack Sheppard A Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison

Storri, who had been studying London Bill as hard as ever that cracksman was studying him, re-began in earnest.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry

No single cracksman paramount, no code, No master spirit, that will take the road, But equal dearth of pluck and highwaymen!”

From The Bon Gaultier Ballads by Doyle, Richard