postilion

Example Sentences

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He helped stabilize a postilion of need as a platoon designated hitter.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

It weighs four tonnes and is pulled at walking pace by eight grey horses, with a mounted rider or postilion for each pair.

From BBC • May 4, 2023

The postilion who was riding the horse sprawled upon the road.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Drive on, sir," said Miss Dinah to the postilion, "and pull up at the stone cross."

From Barrington Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James

There ensued a long discussion of the methods of communication with Nuckett, during which Jasmine's spirits, temporarily exhilarated by the ride behind the orange postilion, sank lower than at any point on the journey.

From Rich Relatives by MacKenzie, Compton