manual labor
Example Sentences
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The company said the change will increase visibility throughout its small-package delivery network, while increasing delivery accuracy and reducing the manual labor needed to scan individual parcels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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
He added that “many” undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles area “do not speak much English,” and work low-wage, manual labor jobs.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025
However, it is common for professional and incarcerated firefighters to do grueling manual labor and work 24-hour shifts during emergencies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025
There was little choice, as Her Highness Rachel is above manual labor, and Ruth May beneath it so to speak, so Leah and I were considered by our mother, by default, disposed for her errands.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
