manual labor
Example Sentences
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“We cannot do manual labor after reaching this level of education.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
A boycott could harm day laborers who rely on customers to hire them for manual labor jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Cleaning M&M’s machinery would still require more manual labor in the short term, reducing efficiency on production lines, Hewitt said, but the disruption would be manageable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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
A puffin who had descended from a long line of military heroes could not be expected to perform manual labor.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
