teller

Example Sentences

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As teller of the Exchequer, Downing later contributed to financial reforms in Britain’s Treasury, promoting Dutch-style credit practices, against the opposition of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Officials in Los Angeles County warned that elderly Asians withdrawing cash from automated teller machines to participate in a Lunar New Year tradition could be vulnerable to robberies.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Out of politeness, you extend this assumption even if you’ve seen the teller sprint for the sofa at family gatherings when the time comes to clear the table or grab a broom.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

You’re a generous parent, not a Federal Reserve committee member or a Nobel Prize-winning economist — and certainly not a fortune teller.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025

Kathy’s eyes locked on to the sliding wooden partition that separated this teller from the others.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers