day laborer

Example Sentences

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He chatted with a day laborer who stopped by to grab a snack, and explained they were there to film any interactions with federal agents, as part of their national rapid-response effort.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Ricardo, who earns a meager income as a day laborer, shares his small single-family house with 18 other people, including his three children, parents and other extended family.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

That’s when the day laborer took out his phone and started to record.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Pedro Vásquez Perdomo, a day laborer who is one of the plaintiffs on the Southern California case challenging racial profiling by immigration enforcement, has said the case is bigger than him.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

I worked as day laborer and raised two boys and two girls and the boys is farmin' right here in the county and doin' well.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration