carpenter

Example Sentences

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A friend recommended a carpenter, who helped with the termites and trickier renovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Getting that look, he explains, is when a man "peaks" - he says he's gone from "unsatisfied carpenter working nine to five" to an "online entrepreneur".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

A memory is unlocked in a pair of slouchy carpenter pants and delicate stacks of golden jewelry, and the longing for home is temporarily satiated.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Sprague co-hosted “Run My Renovation” for the DIY Network and was a carpenter on “Trading Spaces.”

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

She simply walked to the refugee camp down the road and found another carpenter, a sallow-skinned man who wanted to be paid in food.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie