janitor

Example Sentences

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The company hires people for roles like janitor, maintenance worker and in other trades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Mulroney grew up in the U.K., the daughter of a factory worker and a janitor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

The free-form jazz in the film makes the atmosphere almost farcical, a choice that feels even more strange when Bong introduces the apartment complex’s janitor, who has a taste for dog meat.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

The former school janitor who had also served in the RAF had given up bowling himself, but continued to attend the club on a social basis following the death of his long-term partner.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

In an attempt to silence her, Anthony went backstage and ordered the janitor to cut off the gaslights, leaving Woodhull and the entire membership in the dark.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling