gladstone

Example Sentences

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In such a turmoil he lugged at the gladstone and got it into a corner, and then turned to the window in the cleared space with a determination.

From Simon Called Peter by Keable, Robert

It troubled us sorely to leave our good tents, beds, and equipment behind, yet all we could take was the blankets and one gladstone bag packed with clothes for us all.

From The Ivory Trail by Mundy, Talbot

I had come into the country with a small gladstone bag only; and now I wanted many things badly, including boots in particular.

From In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland by Morse, John

He unpacked your gladstone bag, and you were uneasily aware that your well-worn pyjamas and modest toilet articles had made an unfavourable impression upon him.

From The Magician by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

Yet he was not at all at ease; his uneasy conscience invested the gladstone bag with a magnetic attraction for the public eye.

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph