highwayman - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • become: By 1624 he had fallen into considerable financial straits and became a highwayman.
  • meet: Continuing on her way, Julia rides through the woods, and meets the highwayman.
  • see: He saw the young highwayman, a young man who was younger than he himself, fall to the ground.
  • have: The story also has a highwayman called Lord Tom.

Adjective modifier

  • dandy: A predictably grinning Hill told an audience of planners last week: I'm the dandy highwayman who you're too scared to mention.
  • notorious: Trivia: Plummer has the blood of a notorious highwayman in his veins.
  • famous: For example here are some questions about a famous highwayman: Who asks about a person e.g. Who was Dick Turpin?
  • infamous: To start take the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin, hanged at Tyburn in York.
  • modern: Malcolm 27 Nov 2005 The only thing unaffordable in the Turner Pension Report is Gordon, the modern day highwayman.
  • local: April 27th 1746 A local highwayman, known for vomiting on his victims, decided to retire.

Noun used with modifier

  • century: The real rider was a 17th century highwayman called John Nevison, who made the ride to give himself an alibi for a robbery.

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