gladstone

Example Sentences

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Buck took Jack's gladstone, called a carriage, and gave the name of the hotel.

From Jack Haydon's Quest by Jellicoe, John

We've got the gladstone bag here; Miss Dolly's at the hotel—that's her papa's bright notion; he thinks she's to be trusted ...

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph

Hardly knowing what she was doing, Billie found her hat and coat, put them on, and then sat on the very edge of her seat with her gladstone bag grasped tightly in one hand.

From Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall or, Leading a Needed Rebellion by Wheeler, Janet D.

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)

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