sidewalk superintendent
Example Sentences
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When you’re caring for a baby or toddler in a public place, you will inevitably encounter the kind of person I call a sidewalk superintendent.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022
Result: the President of the United States was photographed in the friendly, homely pose of a typical sidewalk superintendent.
From Time Magazine Archive
NASA's verdict on the extraterrestrial crane would have delighted any orbiting sidewalk superintendent: the six-jointed 50-ft.-long arm was extended, bent and manipulated with barely a hitch.
From Time Magazine Archive
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