coachman

Example Sentences

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The coachman produced a pink box with a glass slipper inside, telling them: "I've come to find a princess."

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

“A Union of Hope,” the new exhibit in the Lower East Side museum, will include the recreated apartment of Joseph Moore, a coachman, and Rachel Moore, a housekeeper.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Son of a Slovak coachman and a Moravian cook who both served the imperial court, the young Masaryk - like Filip - was equally at home on both sides of the river.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2022

On July 6, 1810, Tanner gave that amount to Joseph Dougherty, a coachman for Thomas Jefferson, who used it to purchase Tanner’s freedom from her owner, Rachel Pratt, who sold Tanner that same day.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022

"Damnedest thing," said the coachman, who wore a long black robe and who Tristran estimated to be in his late forties, "there was no wind, no storm. It simply fell. Terrified the horses."

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman