dirty work
Example Sentences
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The large accounting firms typically rely on junior auditors to do much of the dirty work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Instead, it’s better to humor him by pursuing it and letting some element of the legal system—a judge, a grand jury—do the dirty work of keeping the rule of law at least somewhat intact.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 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
“He delegated and his inner circle handled the dirty work for him,” prosecutor Maurene Comey said, according to CNN.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
They are like military without uniform, to do dirty work.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
