menial labor
Example Sentences
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At the time — this is in the early 90s — cooking in a kitchen was still menial labor.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
Some former conscripts often don’t get proper military training when they serve and instead are engaged in menial labor.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022
Taiwan’s mandatory military service is often likened to a summer camp, where recruits spend more time doing menial labor than learning combat skills.
From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022
When the train mysteriously stopped somewhere under the East River, I found myself sitting across from a series of ads for TaskRabbit, a gig platform that lets anyone outsource menial labor to on-demand employees.
From The Verge • Sep. 15, 2016
With Geak toddling after us, Chou and I and the other children work in the gardens and do menial labor in the village.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
