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

Kevin O'Donoghue told the High Court in Edinburgh that around the time his neighbour went missing, the workman told him Ean wasn't coming back as he had gone to live with his sister in England.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

Navy workman jackets appeared in the lockers of Chargers players.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 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

He walked and worked among his villagers, thought of their welfare, and could tell the good workman from the bad.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White