salesman
Example Sentences
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Marj had never been to north Wales before but found out that her father, who was a salesman of marine engines, had Pwllheli as his patch.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
He has the confidence to only dress up his new dystopia a tad, letting the scale of the oppression creep up on you when, say, an açaí bowl salesman casually asks Tereza for her papers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The daughter of a traveling salesman, Flores grew up modestly in the cinder block hills of Catia, a hardscrabble district of western Caracas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Or as my father, the car salesman, would describe it, “they were negotiating.”
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
The salesman, who was close to Hale, admitted that he had no proof of the debt and that he had simply desired his commission.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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