porter
Example Sentences
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Scrawled in chalk in the list of draft beers was the Edmund Fitzgerald porter, a longtime brew from the Great Lakes Brewing Co.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025
The unchanged names in the series, which premieres Thursday on Netflix, belong to the four children of Benjamin Lee Guinness, whose grandfather created the signature porter in 1778.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
She returned the key to Caius' senior shift porter, John Turton, at the Trinity Street Porters' Lodge during her recent visit.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
"How about a porter wearing a pair of shoes from lost property and the person turning up to claim them?," laughed David.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025
“I wonder who it can be this time. Tell the porter to fetch him across.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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