townsman

Example Sentences

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Today, the road all runners come, Shoulder-high we bring you home, And set you at your threshold down, Townsman of a stiller town.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2016

“They want the success,” said Matt Jennings of Townsman in Boston, a defender of the old system.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2015

Pizza “I wouldn’t be afraid to jump in there and get your hands dirty,” says chef Matt Jennings of Boston’s forthcoming Townsman.

From Time • Aug. 24, 2015

Aristocratic Anthony Eden, with his landed gentry forebears and his Eton background, hates Business and being "businesslike," whereas strongly Middle-Class Townsman Neville Chamberlain is the embodiment of Business.

From Time Magazine Archive

Matty heard him recite: Today, the road all runners come, Shoulder-high we bring you home, And set you at your threshold down, Townsman of a stiller town.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry