carpenter

Example Sentences

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A memory is unlocked in a pair of slouchy carpenter pants and delicate stacks of golden jewelry, and the longing for home is temporarily satiated.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Sprague co-hosted “Run My Renovation” for the DIY Network and was a carpenter on “Trading Spaces.”

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

"We don't want to be invaded," the 70-year-old carpenter and former judge told AFP on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The 53-year-old carpenter was branded a "coward" by Judge Mrs Justice Naomi Ellenbogen for not attending his sentencing after a retrial at Inner London Crown Court.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

In the morning she had a carpenter called who took her measurements for the coffin as she stood in the parlor, as if it were for a new dress.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez