day laborer
Example Sentences
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The day laborer center is more than just a workplace, said Jose, who asked to withhold his last name for fear of retaliation by immigration agents.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
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
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
A day laborer, an organizer, a serenader, a skilled cumbia dancer and, now, an actor.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
Oh, I mean that I am going to find secular work, the work of a day laborer, if necessary.
From Hepsey Burke by Westcott, Frank N. (Frank Noyes)
