manual labor
Example Sentences
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It reduced fire hazards and constant manual labor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
When he came to the U.S. from Costa Rica about 40 years ago, he did manual labor during wine harvests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
“You have a lot of manual labor that involves very heavy moving of objects and people can get cut. People can get hurt,” said Pras Velagapudi, chief technology officer at Agility Robotics.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 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
