workman

Example Sentences

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He occasionally overburdens the reader with minutiae of political and organizational rivalries and is more workman than stylist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Navy workman jackets appeared in the lockers of Chargers players.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

A workman was left red-faced after his daughter's bright pink mobile phone became frozen within a newly formed ice rink.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

To Amy, Danny is a shabby workman who invaded her sanctum, the one she paid for with her own money and barely enjoys.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2023

They hadn’t fought or interfered, but they helped Maddie up and dusted her off, and the workman ran loving hands down the Silent Superb’s fender.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein