electrician
Example Sentences
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He dropped out of college last year and is now in trade school studying to be an electrician.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
He finished high school and became a poorly paid, overworked apprentice electrician.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
One of them, 69-year-old mother of two Tracey – not her real name - said she bypassed her electricity meter for eight years after being shown how by a local electrician.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Ford Motor has a shortfall of 5,000 highly paid mechanics, while persistent electrician shortages inflate housing construction costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
They saw a jagged hole in the thin ceiling above, and, dangling through the hole, the wiggling leg of an electrician.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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