carpenter
Example Sentences
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In 1831-33, New York ship carpenters won the first major American victory in reducing work hours.
In the days after the fire, as little aid came from the government, Lahaina schoolteachers, surfers, lifeguards, bartenders, roofers and carpenters rallied to help their neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times
The quiet was at times broken by a workman’s hammer, a carpenter’s saw and Ernie, the mailman, who waved and retreated with his bundle into the shade.
From Los Angeles Times
In September a different study published in the journal Communications Biology revealed that carpenter bee mothers spend an unusually large amount of time with their offspring because it helps them ward off potentially deadly diseases.
From Salon
A carpenter by trade, Mr Rembikowski lost the use of his legs last year when he fell down stairs.
From BBC
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