manual labor

Example Sentences

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There will be winners, Restrepo said: workers whose jobs require social skills, proximity or manual labor, and consumers, who get cheaper products and services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Bamberger continued to spend his time doing manual labor on the ranch well into his 90s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

In the 1970s, when the current rules were written, the official said, many more jobs involved manual labor, but in the internet age that isn’t true anymore.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

Samaan had offered the man a job at one point, but he said a bad knee left him unable to do necessary manual labor, like refilling shelves or coolers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

I was sick of thinking, so instead of trying to figure out where I'll get 250 liters of water, I did some manual labor.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir