menial

Example Sentences

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While robots may be able to take over menial tasks, humans will be needed to supervise and repair complex fleets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Luke has been waiting 65 years, doing menial work as a bartender in the Junction, hoping to be reunited with his love.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

Edgerton recalls a moment cut from the film, in which the boss orders all the other workers to settle back into their menial tasks.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Executives say the technology allows them to grow the number of customer-facing roles while reducing more menial operating roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Little has changed for Peralta, a cook who has worked at menial jobs in the United States for fifteen years.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times