bookkeeper

Example Sentences

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“It was almost like I’ve been waiting for this question to pop up,” said the bookkeeper, who correctly identified the lock as the fictional Clapco D-29.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Gustav works as a bookkeeper for Julia’s father and is never entirely happy with his station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Tony Gene Broxton, a former fire department bookkeeper from the Florida Panhandle, was indicted in 2013 on federal charges of theft of public money and making false statements.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

She was in her mid-40s, divorced and living in Danville, outside San Francisco, when she went to work in 1974 as a bookkeeper for People in Need.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

The kid was Leon’s bookkeeper and probably his stooge.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier