townsman

Example Sentences

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It was claimed that townsmen wanted to spare Alice Bailey from testifying in court.

From Washington Post

He was watching television when he spotted his fellow townsman, Mr. Johnson.

From Washington Times

A boy and his new friend hatch a plan to save a community of mischievous cavern-dwellers from the villainous townsman who plans to exterminate them.

From Los Angeles Times

Normandy has been buffeted by battles since Roman times, and soldiers marching through Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in 1944 saw a reminder of that troubled past: a monument to townsmen killed in World War I.

From Seattle Times

A townsman with a plane jetted to Memphis to buy the team proper cleats.

From Washington Post