repairman

Example Sentences

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Peter Carr, who handles Mueller’s press at the Justice Department, seems to be the Maytag Repairman of spokesmen, perpetually idle.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2018

My favorite fictional example of this is Repairman Jack.  Jack embodies the libertarian dreams of his creator F Paul Wilson.

From Forbes • Mar. 23, 2015

A version of this article appears in print on April 20, 2014, on page BU1 of the with the headline: Comcast’s Real Repairman.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2014

Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editingby Jim Clark Unlike many people in films, Clark has no social or intellectual chips on his shoulder.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2011

"Well, I don't want to be a Master Repairman anyway," the boy said, seeing that the answer was no.

From Cost of Living by Emshwiller, Ed