smoking compartment

Example Sentences

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As they entered the smoking compartment of a sleeper they found it empty save for a slight, weary-looking man who was gazing abstractedly at the wintry plains.

From A Man of Two Countries by Dowling, Colista M.

But it is fair to say that the discerning reporter never idles away his time in the smoking compartment of the car when returning with a story.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)

He leaped to the centre of the smoking compartment.

From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh

I returned to the train, ate thirty cents' worth of sardines in the dining car, gave the waiter a ten-cent tip, and repaired to the smoking compartment absolutely penniless.

From From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book by Bangs, John Kendrick

A little after six the depot was reached, and the prisoner, who had been handcuffed prior to leaving the jail, was placed in the smoking compartment of the palace sleeping car "Great Falls."

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.