carriage trade
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“All the hotels in L.A. are just a little tired,” said the New Yorker, who was once described by Architectural Digest as “a leading architect for the carriage trade, and the architect for fashion brands.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2020
They noted that the horse-drawn carriage trade was ended in at least three other cities: London in 1947, Paris in 1965 and Toronto in 1998.
From Time • Apr. 19, 2014
Tennie referred contemptuously to the hypocrisy of Madame Restell’s carriage trade.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2014
The departure of a store like Peter Elliot represents the end of an era, as independent shops are priced out of a shopping destination that had catered to the carriage trade.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2012
The successful organization of Robert's carriage trade trust had knocked in the head any further thought on his part of taking an interest in the small Indiana wagon manufactory.
From Jennie Gerhardt A Novel by Dreiser, Theodore
