janitor

Example Sentences

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“I’m crying,” said Nidia Perez, a grandmother and school janitor who caught the game in a plaza in Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“In a traditional restroom, if you have a medical issue inside, you might stay in there for hours until a janitor gets there,” Heinzelman said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

The free-form jazz in the film makes the atmosphere almost farcical, a choice that feels even more strange when Bong introduces the apartment complex’s janitor, who has a taste for dog meat.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

They encourage the janitor to go on stage, where he performs What the World Needs Now Is Love.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

I see a wide-eyed, terrified janitor clutching a plunger.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein