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For STEWARD, below is one of 76 sentences:
Luigi asked permission of his protector, the steward, that she and he might be present amongst the servants of the house.

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 Meanings and Examples of STEWARD
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steward
 n.  man employed in a large family, a large estate, a hotel, a club, or on board a ship to manage service
Classic Sentence: (72 in 5 pages)
1  One day the young shepherd told the count's steward that he had seen a wolf come out of the Sabine mountains, and prowl around his flock.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
2  The steward gave him a gun; this was what Vampa longed for.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
3  Luigi asked permission of his protector, the steward, that she and he might be present amongst the servants of the house.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
4  The steward bowed, and was about to quit the room.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 35. La Mazzolata.
5  At the corner of the street they met the count's steward, who was awaiting his master.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 35. La Mazzolata.
6  "And you have chosen this honest citizen for your steward," said Debray.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 40. The Breakfast.
7  As the steward had said, the notary awaited him in the small salon.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 42. Monsieur Bertuccio.
8  "I," cried the steward with a strange expression.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 42. Monsieur Bertuccio.
9  And the steward followed the notary out of the room.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 42. Monsieur Bertuccio.
10  "No, excellency, no," returned the steward, with a sort of nervous trembling, which Monte Cristo, a connoisseur in all emotions, rightly attributed to great disquietude.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 42. Monsieur Bertuccio.
11  In twenty minutes they were at Auteuil; the steward's emotion had continued to augment as they entered the village.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 43. The House at Auteuil.
12  "Thanks, thanks," said Monte Cristo, judging from the steward's utter prostration that he could not stretch the cord further without danger of breaking it.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 43. The House at Auteuil.
13  The steward obeyed in silence, but it was easy to see, from the manner in which the hand that held the light trembled, how much it cost him to obey.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 43. The House at Auteuil.
14  At the outer door the steward paused.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 43. The House at Auteuil.
15  The steward wished to turn to the left.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 43. The House at Auteuil.
Example Sentence:
1  Please remember to fee the steward.
2  While you're at dinner, your cabin steward will prepare your stateroom.
3  She was an active trade unionist and had been elected a shop steward.
4  The stewards' badges are made so they do not unstick from a car and therefore cannot be passed around.