dirty work

Example Sentences

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His retirement, though, allows him to do the dirty work and absorb whatever expressions of disappointment from Trump are coming his way.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026

Cybersecurity experts are warning that artificial intelligence agents, widely considered the next frontier in the generative AI revolution, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

I spent a day with Neo at 1X’s headquarters, testing what it’s like to have a droid do our dirty work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

“The only enemy I have is peace,” she’ll say, managing to maintain an air of well-connected respectability while doing the dirty work.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

After all, they can’t let the Russians do all the dirty work; actually, the Russians aren’t doing anything at the moment either.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank