parlor
Example Sentences
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The big barren parlor seemed suddenly emptier still.
From Literature
Don’t take our word for it—take a gander at developments in commodity prices besides energy, or financial gaming parlors such as the private-credit market.
“He let me use the ladder to wad the bell. Then he must of give Tansy a cowbell from the milking parlor to even the score. He was playing fair again.”
From Literature
On the ground floor of the boardinghouse the parlor and dining room are empty—the boarders with jobs have left for the day.
From Literature
One winter a friend gave us a parlor stove with nickel trim.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
