sweatshop

Example Sentences

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Both leaders had famously tough childhoods -- Lee worked in a sweatshop to support his family, while Lula dropped out of school to sell peanuts and shine shoes.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

“Yuletide Factory,” a circus show at the New Victory Theater, splits the difference, locating its cheer inside a sweatshop churning out seasonal doodads.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

They lived for a while in Harlem while his mother worked in a sweatshop and got by with the help of food stamps.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

In Hong Kong, Mr Lai worked in a garment sweatshop and taught himself English.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

Minka Levinsky was a girl who worked in a sweatshop to help her ailing mother make their meager rent.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny