pourboire

Example Sentences

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At any rate, M. Clemenceau was so excited that he forgot to give the usual pourboire to the female attendant who conducted him to his front seat in the fauteuils.

From Time Magazine Archive

He almost collapsed when she finally got down and not only handed him the legal fare without dispute but double the usual pourboire.

From Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life by Murray, Charles Theodore

When he left the yellow cab in the Cour du H�vre, the driver had fifty centimes pourboire, though it was not like his passengers to go beyond three sous.

From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore

Tartarin went up to give him a pourboire, as he had seen all the other tourists do.

From Tartarin On The Alps by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

I thought it strange, but I called out the order to Alphonse and bade him promise a good pourboire.

From A Diplomatic Adventure by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)