messenger

Example Sentences

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Humphrys described working three part-time jobs while at school, including a morning paper round, being a messenger for a chemist and growing food in an allotment.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Harry’s aunt and uncle have been preventing such dispatches from reaching the young wizard-to-be, but the boarding school’s messenger owls are having none of it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Dopamine is a chemical messenger that plays a critical role in controlling movement, as well as supporting memory, mood, and other essential functions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

Claudia Major, a political scientist and specialist on German security policy, says Breuer is the perfect messenger because of his thoughtful and deliberate manner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

They would assuredly have cut them to pieces if Iris, the rainbow messenger of the gods, gliding down from heaven, had not checked them.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton