matinal
Example Sentences
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"The sidewalks are swept, there is no refuse piled up, and a matinal sprinkler truck comes through, washing down the streets."
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost always the fresh and matinal song of one awoke the song of the others, who, more lazy, did not leave their nests at so early an hour.
From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Eugène Sue
Señor alcalde,” said the clerk, after having exchanged with his superior a profusion of matinal salutations, “what a splendid pair of pantaloons you have on!”
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Mayne Reid
It was blinding the sun with a matinal oblation of incense.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various
Mr. Arnheim, in his invariable soft collar and shadow-checked suit, skirted the edge of the crowd in matinal ill humor and deposited his room key at the desk.
From Every Soul Hath Its Song by Fannie Hurst
