How to Use ticket agent in a Sentence

ticket agent

noun
  • Out of the blue, a ticket agent handed her a first-class ticket.
    — Chrisopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 5 June 2020
  • More tickets were purchased with the smartphone app than from ticket agents.
    — Tim Zorn, Post-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The acapella version had ticket agents and others clapping along.
    — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The China Airlines ticket agent looks at my ticket, then at me.
    — Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Getting home would cost nearly $4,500, the ticket agent told Tony.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, 22 Jan. 2020
  • However, ticket agents won’t be available until the flights start on May 22.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Karen Villano, a ticket agent for a major airline, said the minimum clearance is two feet.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Guiteau attempted to flee the scene, but was stopped by a ticket agent and a police officer and was later taken to a jailhouse.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Airlines and ticket agents must issue refunds within seven business days for credit card purchases.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
  • When an airport ticket agent presents Sabrina with an enticing prospect, she’s suddenly forced to confront the last decade of her life.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • But mostly, a black backpack worn during the check-in process is practically invisible to a ticket agent – even one that's slightly too big or too heavy.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • This happened with teachers, with parks and recreation employees, and with ticket agents, according to economic research.
    — Alana Semuels, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Louvre staff - including gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel - say those upgrades can't come soon enough.
    — NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Airlines and ticket agents are also required to complete the refund within seven days for credit card purchases, and 20 days for other forms of payment.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Delta, for example, charges $100 if a bag is even one pound overweight (though some ticket agents have been known to generously look the other way if the overage isn’t excessive).
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
  • 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
  • Perhaps most importantly, ACERS sends complaints to airlines and ticket agents in real time.
    — AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
  • 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 recently sued the Biden administration over a new final rule that requires airlines and ticket agents to disclose upfront any fees associated with booking a plane ticket.
    — Nicole Narea, Vox, 13 Aug. 2024

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