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

No confirmed deaths have been reported from any of the recent eruptions, but a workman was declared missing after falling into a fissure opened by the volcano.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

A workman told South Beds News Agency: "We are putting scaffolding up today. The pool will be removed before the building is knocked down on Monday."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

A workman was building a new fireplace in the living room, and as Dad was escorted through that room he stopped to watch the man laying bricks.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey