road agent

Example Sentences

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Paul Manson, the road agent in Wentworth, said he had already been plowing for about six hours Saturday when he encountered Greeson standing in the middle of the road around 8 a.m.

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2023

And hence not a tale of the outlaw's doings was complete without the narrator insisting upon it that the leader of the band—the road agent himself—closely resembled an American.

From The Girl of the Golden West by Belasco, David

"Yes, I can smell a road agent in the wind," declared Ashby somewhat boastfully.

From The Girl of the Golden West by Belasco, David

But where'd you come from: and what for do you turn road agent and hold up your old friends?'

From The Killer by White, Stewart Edward

"I didn't," denied the road agent, quietly, his countenance reflecting how deeply hurt he was by her words.

From The Girl of the Golden West by Belasco, David