carpenter
Example Sentences
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In 1831-33, New York ship carpenters won the first major American victory in reducing work hours.
“We don’t claim to be good carpenters,” Murphy says, “but what we do know, we think, is how to bring people together in an artistic space.”
From Washington Post
His maternal grandfather, a carpenter, instilled a love of woodworking.
From Washington Post
Not even Tannahill, though he did ask, good-naturedly, for a moment to catch his breath before the carpenters swung him in again.
From New York Times
Aurélien Lefevre, who leads a group of carpenters working on the reconstruction, said the project remains a challenge — but not one that is insurmountable.
From Washington Post
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