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

It was enough to pay a villager of Nottaway to travel with her—to ensure no wolves made off with the horse or his brother's remains—and to pay off the coachman when finally he awoke.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman