porter

Example Sentences

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Pat McElhetton was working a late shift as a porter in South Tyrone Hospital on the day of the bomb.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

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

"Once the night porter went to drain the swimming pool but he left the drain open all night and when he came back in the morning the pool was empty," laughed John Paul.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

Looking as powerful as she feels, Mueller welds steel beams for her next porter chair, which will include salvaged bamboo roots.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

His porter, staggering slightly under the weight of the solid leather suitcase, indicated Vera and Lombard.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie