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

He chatted with a day laborer who stopped by to grab a snack, and explained they were there to film any interactions with federal agents, as part of their national rapid-response effort.

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

That’s when the day laborer took out his phone and started to record.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Curiously enough, this prospect of work as a day laborer greatly cheered the young man.

From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary