smoking compartment
Example Sentences
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As they entered the smoking compartment of a sleeper they found it empty save for a slight, weary-looking man who was gazing abstractedly at the wintry plains.
From A Man of Two Countries by Dowling, Colista M.
I returned to the train, ate thirty cents' worth of sardines in the dining car, gave the waiter a ten-cent tip, and repaired to the smoking compartment absolutely penniless.
From From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book by Bangs, John Kendrick
From there, much out of breath, they entered the car, pushed aside a curtain and sank on to the seats of the smoking compartment.
From Left End Edwards by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)
In the smoking compartment, when we were under way, I sat gazing out of the car window at fleeting fields still a-sparkle with frost crystals on wood and stubble.
From The Portal of Dreams by Buck, Charles Neville
When they went in, Wheaton was alone in the smoking compartment and they joined him to discuss their plans for the drive to Poindexter's place.
From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith
