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saleslady

[seylz-ley-dee] / ˈseɪlzˌleɪ di /


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Over seven years, Westfall piloted Big Foot to 33 states to work all manner of temporary, low-paying jobs — Amazon warehouse clerk, saleslady, resort receptionist, cavern tour guide.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2017

Melody was “a great saleslady, a great operator,” Bill said, while he had a gift for spotting a deal and anticipating business and culture trends.

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2017

On its way to a win, The Butler sidestepped a few rug bumps, including co-star Oprah Winfrey’s fracas with a Zurich saleslady over a pricey handbag and TWC’s wrangle with Warner Bros. over the movie’s title.

From Time Aug. 18, 2013

Me, I try to steer clear of BR, having once vented my frustration with its insipidity at a blameless saleslady.

From Slate Apr. 2, 2012

She had no qualms about telling a saleslady that a dress marked at twenty-five cents was worth only a dime, and she usually got it at that price.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

The Women in Black is not a cheering title, but in Madeleine St John’s novel the characters are not in mourning; they are salesladies in a 1950s department store in Sydney.

From The Guardian Apr. 5, 2020

Flying home from Flagstaff after his encounter with old Quichotte, he was sad, and not even the ministrations of all six salesladies simultaneously could blow away his blues.

From The New Yorker Jul. 22, 2019

Most unusual performance: the boy friend of one of the salesladies, played�mostly at the piano, fortunately�by Eugene List, the G.I. pianist who entertained Truman, Churchill, Stalin and other notables at the Potsdam Conference.

From Time Magazine Archive

Massed along the pavements of London's Ludgate Hill last week and down the Strand were thousands of excited school children, cynical salesladies, brokers, clerks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cordelia pinches a pink nylon scarf and thinks she’s been seen by one of the glaring salesladies, so we don’t go back there for a while.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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