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Example sentences for "longshoreman"

Lexicographically close words:
longos; longs; longship; longships; longshore; longshoremen; longside; longsome; longspur; longspurs
  1. From time to time he saw him, and from time to time he wrote to him, and always he retained the affection for the longshoreman which had sprung up in him so suddenly and (I fear) so unaccountably.

  2. And no doubt in the presence of FitzGerald the "slim" old Lowestoft longshoreman raised his mighty voice in wrath and indignation that he should have begotten a son to disgrace him so cruelly!

  3. Yet the fact remained that if he (Johnnie) was to win a badge by his cooking, the longshoreman must profit.

  4. This was the Sunday-morning longshoreman that was the pleasantest to look at.

  5. This to Cis, who wavered dizzily in her chair as the longshoreman shoved her roughly against the back of it.

  6. Suddenly, muttering a curse, the longshoreman lurched forward and reached for the younger man.

  7. The brave boy could see that the big longshoreman was making as if to rise.

  8. But if he did not dispose of the flowers to some one, as the longshoreman had ordered, what then?

  9. His feet flew, too, as if the longshoreman were at their horny little heels.

  10. With Johnnie bustling hither and thither in a proud and entirely willing manner, the longshoreman could not fail to remark a new spirit in the flat.

  11. He's the strongest longshoreman in N'York.

  12. The longshoreman squirmed under the scrutiny.

  13. When he told her that Father Pat had discovered the longshoreman waiting for Mr. Perkins in the area, she was not surprised or concerned.

  14. Isn't it better for England to have that 'longshoreman develop into a scientist than to let some man who employs him make an extra shilling a day out of his labor, even though it should add a little to the exports of England?

  15. But I'll bet a good box of Havana cigars that he was a longshoreman or a miner.

  16. At the bar, a laughing longshoreman pushed a five-centavo coin into the nickeled red juke box, pressed the "Besame" button.

  17. He was, of course, grateful for the kindness shown him by the odd longshoreman and enjoyed the latter's society and droll remarks as he would have enjoyed anything out of the ordinary and quaintly amusing.

  18. A dwarf might have squeezed through that window, but not an ex-varsity athlete like Russell Brooks or a husky longshoreman like "John Brown.

  19. The longshoreman pointed to Luke Peterson, who had just appeared at the upper end of the dock.

  20. Their first inquiries were at this point, and from a longshoreman they quickly learned that two persons had been picked up by the steamer, a big man and a young fellow.

  21. Then he had lost consciousness; in fact, his breathing was so slight that the words of the longshoreman seemed about to be fulfilled.

  22. Being superstitious, the longshoreman was about to pull away harder than before, when the doctor commanded: "Belay there!

  23. He left them at the corner, and crossing to the other pavement, began to stagger aimlessly down the street, looking for all the world like a longshoreman returning home from a bacchanalian celebration from some nearby Snug Harbor.

  24. The longshoreman grunted, rolled over, and continued to snore obliviously.

  25. All this seemed naturally the accompaniment of the embarkment of Van Cleft's yachting cruise, but the sleeping longshoreman suddenly arose to his feet and blew a shrill police whistle.

  26. The pilot, the fisherman and the longshoreman were notorious offenders in this respect.

  27. The man carried a valise in each hand, while behind him walked a 'longshoreman with a trunk on his shoulder.

  28. I'm not going to, sir," and the 'longshoreman attempted to touch his hat as a mark of respect.

  29. The 'longshoreman started down the gangplank which was about to be hauled in.

  30. The 'longshoreman leaped over the side of the ship and landed on the dock.

  31. Very well, sir," and once more the 'longshoreman made as if to touch his hat.


  32. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "longshoreman" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.