porter
Example Sentences
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It shows an elderly porter carrying the burden of Jerusalem and the golden Dome of the Rock on his back.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
At around 8 p.m., night shift workers shut down every gallery in South Hall, locking every prisoner inside his cell, including the porter, who sometimes acts as an additional set of eyes and ears.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
As a $5.28-an-hour porter he had to scrap 15,000 square feet of trash every 60 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
He joined the 35-member expedition as a porter despite no prior mountaineering experience.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
Now he was the nameless porter, who came when he was called and did only things he was asked to do: Ferry candidates from Jahara to Corabel.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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