CHAUFFEUR in a Sentence

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But suddenly he came striding into the clearing, in his black oilskin jacket like a chauffeur, shining with wet.

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 Meanings and Examples of CHAUFFEUR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
chauffeur
 n.  someone whose job is to drive a car for a rich or important person
Classic Sentence:
1  As we crossed Blackwell's Island a limousine passed us, driven by a white chauffeur, in which sat three modish Negroes, two bucks and a girl.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
2  He stopped at the garage for a pneumatic mattress that had amused his guests during the summer, and the chauffeur helped him pump it up.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
3  Once he stopped and shifted it a little, and the chauffeur asked him if he needed help, but he shook his head and in a moment disappeared among the yellowing trees.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
4  With scarcely a word said, four of us, the chauffeur, butler, gardener and I, hurried down to the pool.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
5  Michaelis arrived duly, in a very neat car, with a chauffeur and a manservant.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
6  The man followed in a wet black oilskin jacket, like a chauffeur, and face flushed a little.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
7  But suddenly he came striding into the clearing, in his black oilskin jacket like a chauffeur, shining with wet.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
8  He could occasionally go out now in the car, and had got a strong young man as chauffeur, who could help him out of the car if need be.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
9  When they flickered out and one child gave orders to a chauffeur, Carol was not a defiant philosopher but a faded government clerk from Gopher Prairie, Minnesota.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
10  The sharp jut of a wall accounted for the detachment of the wheel which was now getting considerable attention from half a dozen curious chauffeurs.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
Example Sentence:
1  It was certainly useful to have her there to chauffeur him around.
2  His former chauffeur is claiming unfair dismissal on the grounds of racial discrimination.
3  He was a master of disguise: When Mandela was eluding authorities during his fight against apartheid, he disguised himself in various ways, including as a chauffeur.