day laborer
Example Sentences
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A pair of blue and yellow earplugs dangle on Jose’s neck while waiting for work as a day laborer out of the Home Depot in Cypress Park.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
The day laborer said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have previously detained other workers at the Panorama City Home Depot and have returned frequently.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
Ricardo, who earns a meager income as a day laborer, shares his small single-family house with 18 other people, including his three children, parents and other extended family.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
Pedro Vásquez Perdomo, a day laborer who is one of the plaintiffs on the Southern California case challenging racial profiling by immigration enforcement, has said the case is bigger than him.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
Moreover, the use of checks is common among people who derive their income from other sources, even though it be not larger than the well-paid day laborer.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
