chimney sweep
Example Sentences
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Zusha grew up on a dirt road in upstate New York and has worked as a stonemason and a chimney sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The film’s producers certainly would have found someone else to play Bert the chimney sweep.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
Sherman considered “Mary Poppins,” which starred Andrews in the title role and Dick Van Dyke as Bert the chimney sweep, as “the turning point in our lives, and it’s the highest point in our career.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2024
Burgum began his rise to fame as a chimney sweep.
From Slate • Aug. 23, 2023
Except for his pudgy face, he might’ve been a chimney sweep out of Oliver Twist.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
