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How to use postilion in a sentence
As the window dropped, Ripperda saw the wounded postilion fall on the neck of his horse.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERBut not so: the postilion was an actual baron, the bearer of an ancient name, the descendant of gallant gentlemen.
LITTLE TRAVELS AND ROADSIDE SKETCHESWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYSuddenly a carriage came dashing up the hill, with four horses and a postilion.
WHEN VALMOND CAME TO PONTIAC, COMPLETEGILBERT PARKERHe shouted to the postilion, and the huge, lumbering vehicle was set in motion.
SCOTTISH GHOST STORIESELLIOTT O'DONNELLM'Caskey made a bound on his seat, and threw his cigar through the window, while he shouted to the postilion to stop.
TONY BUTLERCHARLES JAMES LEVERA friend of his master was in want of a postilion, and young Dick applied for the place.
THE CHRONICLES OF CRIME OR THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. V. 1/2CAMDEN PELHAMA few miles out he donned a postilion's uniform (p. 139) and rode post through the town.
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANEAt daylight our post-horses were put to the chaise and I gave the postilion orders myself.
LAZARREMARY HARTWELL CATHERWOODThe brake, it must be understood, was drawn by six horses, each ridden postilion fashion by an officer.
FORTY-ONE YEARS IN INDIAFREDERICK SLEIGH ROBERTSBurke is standing, equipped as a postilion, in readiness to drive off his ally, with a plan of economy under his arm.
ROWLANDSON THE CARICATURIST. FIRST VOLUMEJOSEPH GREGOWORDS RELATED TO POSTILION
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