Macintosh

Example Sentences

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It’s called jaw thrust when the head is prepared for the macintosh blade.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

But tonight, he refuses to take off his macintosh even as damp patches begin to spread across it.

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2011

"Still, to please you, I will take my macintosh," said H.C.; "it is hanging up in the hall."

From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 by Wood, Charles W.

But the trout was so displeased with the taste of the macintosh, that in less than half a minute it spat him out again; and the only thing it swallowed was Mr. Jeremy's goloshes.

From The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Potter, Beatrix

A reversed umbrella will catch water; but the first drippings from it, or from clothes that have been long unwashed, as from a macintosh cloak, are intolerably nauseous and very unwholesome.

From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir