menial

Example Sentences

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By offloading the menial stuff to an artificial-intelligence, she says she has freed up time she wouldn’t otherwise have, time she now spends taking guitar and singing lessons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

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

He started working menial jobs and eventually founded a multi-million dollar empire that included the clothing brand Giordano.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 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

No amount of searching for aspirin powder or performing other menial tasks is going to be enough to distract me.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse