day laborer
Example Sentences
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“But if we do nothing, how will we be heard?” another day laborer asked during the group discussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The day laborer said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have previously detained other workers at the Panorama City Home Depot and have returned frequently.
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
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
Curiously enough, this prospect of work as a day laborer greatly cheered the young man.
From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by George Cary Eggleston
