workman
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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
Among the theories for the cause of the fire are a cigarette left by a workman, or an electrical fault.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 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
Pocketa-pocketa-pocketa— Now il beasto joins in: Arf, arf, arf, arf, arf, arf, arf, arf— Pocketa-pocketa— It is a workman.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
Standing at the counter next to a crew of workmen, I sipped a latte and munched on a pastry as the smell of espresso and the sound of Italian greetings swirled around me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
He was found in July 2024 beneath the floorboards of a Victorian-era building on Fore Bondgate by workmen during a renovation.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
They also smuggled in equipment and paid workmen to rehabilitate water and electricity infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025
The same word was written again multiple times on Tuesday while white paint was thrown over the picture, with workmen acting quickly to clean it.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
Along an unused railway spur, four workmen labored in the shadowy red heat, setting up a platform and steel launchers for the evening fireworks.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
