road agent

Example Sentences

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Paul Manson, the road agent in Wentworth, said he had already been plowing for about six hours Saturday when he encountered Greeson standing in the middle of the road around 8 a.m.

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2023

To this heterogeneous mass was added the gambler, the bandit, the road agent, the dive keeper, and other undesirable citizens.

From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska

I didn't think when I proposed you for sheriff," he remarked earnestly, "that I was proposing a road agent too.

From The Rider of Golden Bar by White, William Patterson

There was nothing in his speech or manner to suggest that he had ever been a road agent.

From Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Nicholson, Meredith

"Speak quickly—go on," came likewise in whispered tones from the road agent.

From The Girl of the Golden West by Belasco, David