How to Use ticket agent in a Sentence

ticket agent

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  • Out of the blue, a ticket agent handed her a first-class ticket.
    — Chrisopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 5 June 2020
  • Getting home would cost nearly $4,500, the ticket agent told Tony.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The China Airlines ticket agent looks at my ticket, then at me.
    — Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
  • More tickets were purchased with the smartphone app than from ticket agents.
    — Tim Zorn, Post-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Alaska Airlines passengers who want to check a bag won't have to wait for a ticket agent much longer.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022
  • In the end, Dow was able to find a flight at a reasonable price, but only after talking to a Delta ticketing agent.
    — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2017
  • However, ticket agents won’t be available until the flights start on May 22.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2020
  • The acapella version had ticket agents and others clapping along.
    — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The case centered on a man who was told to leave Portland’s now-defunct Greyhound bus station after a quarrel with a ticket agent.
    — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Karen Villano, a ticket agent for a major airline, said the minimum clearance is two feet.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The Light’s investigative reporter found that the enterprise had ticket agents all over the city, selling them in stores and on street corners in broad daylight.
    — Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 8 June 2019
  • Last year, several months before the flights started, Allegiant’s ticket agent was available for a couple of hours on two days each week.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Jan. 2020
  • The ticket agent said the lithium-ion batteries went against the airline’s policies, which are intended to prevent overheating and fires.
    — Tim Craig, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Currently, only a few stations have ticket agents, but all have vending machines that take credit and debit cards.
    — Tim Zorn, Post-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2017
  • To select a preferred seat, customers can see a ticket agent or use Amtrak’s mobile app or go online at Amtrak.com to choose or modify a seat assignment, free of charge.
    — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 31 May 2018
  • As for the seat assignments, customers can modify their assigned seat any time prior to boarding via Amtrak.com, Amtrak’s mobile app or with a ticket agent.
    — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 30 May 2018
  • When flying United, never try to check a bag from Terminal A. United flies from this terminal, but offers no ticket agents or bag check.
    — WSJ, 14 Nov. 2018
  • Sandy Poole, however, had informed her ticket agent at the speedway of the Harrisons' 50th anniversary, and the speedway upgraded their seats to the clubhouse, speedway spokesman Scott Cooper said.
    — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 26 May 2018
  • Beginning Wednesday and through at least September, Amtrak will close its ticket office at Oceanside and other stations along the route, a ticket agent said.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
  • Airlines and ticket agents are now required to disclose on the first screen of results for a flight search if a flight is operated by another carrier — instead of later in the booking process.
    — Susan Stellin, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2017
  • On Monday, Allegiant asked people not to go to ticket counters because ticket agents would not make changes or help with itineraries.
    — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 17 Mar. 2020
  • The ticket agent at Heathrow Airport in London told the couple their flights home had been canceled and hadn't been rebooked, said Tony, 65, an account executive for an audio-visual company.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, 22 Jan. 2020
  • From music streamer to ticket agent: Spotify is expanding its reach with a new site for selling concert tickets directly to fans.
    — Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Three employees – a ticket agent, a baggage handler and a security monitor – would work on site, according to documents filed with the city.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 23 Nov. 2021
  • There's a greater emphasis on safety and employee feedback on the new uniforms, which are rolling out Monday to its front-facing workers, including ticket agents and flight attendants.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The Norwegian company fired Mr. Arison as its ticket agent effective in early 1972.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2020
  • At the Iberia counter, a very patient ticket agent spent more than an hour reviewing our documents, consulting her supervisors and tweaking the app until the QR code magically appeared on my wife’s phone.
    — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Airlines and ticket agents must issue refunds within seven business days for credit card purchases.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
  • An online system also poses concerns about the economic impacts to ticket agents and seasonal workers, Baker says.
    — Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Under-cabinet lighting provides a subtle glow that Kellie appreciates, especially when her eyes are adjusting at 1 a.m. for her job as an airline ticket agent while Ray slumbers.
    — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 13 June 2019

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