matinal
Example Sentences
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"The sidewalks are swept, there is no refuse piled up, and a matinal sprinkler truck comes through, washing down the streets."
From Time Magazine Archive
He was at first alarmed about this matinal sortie, although he tried to explain it by a desire to bathe in the sea, or curiosity to see the city.
From The Jew by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
It was blinding the sun with a matinal oblation of incense.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various
Mr. Arnheim, in his invariable soft collar and shadow-checked suit, skirted the edge of the crowd in matinal ill humor and deposited his room key at the desk.
From Every Soul Hath Its Song by Fannie Hurst
Now, then, ladies, I intended to breakfast down at the restaurant; but the temptation to take my matinal meal in such fair company was not to be resisted.
From The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week by May Agnes Fleming
