odd job
Example Sentences
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When a young Simon Warrack took an odd job as an extra in an Italian film about Marco Polo, he hardly could have expected it to open the door to his dream job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
For Wang, the prestigious literary prize comes after a few difficult decades as an odd job worker.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
An intermittent maintenance worker for much of his life, Castro’s done just about every odd job there is: chopping down trees, cleaning out garages, washing cars, planting grass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
Now, except for the occasional odd job, there is no work.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2021
One Saturday afternoon, Katie had an odd job at Gorling’s, a large department store in Williamsburg.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
