workman
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He occasionally overburdens the reader with minutiae of political and organizational rivalries and is more workman than stylist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Navy workman jackets appeared in the lockers of Chargers players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
Among the theories for the cause of the fire are a cigarette left by a workman, or an electrical fault.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
To Amy, Danny is a shabby workman who invaded her sanctum, the one she paid for with her own money and barely enjoys.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2023
The Norwegian workman looked up from his notebook as Ronneberg and Kayser opened the door.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
The lofty cast-iron dome was virtually finished during the Civil War, over the opposition of those who felt the funds and the workmen should be put to military use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
An over-excited group of fans celebrated the two saves by breaking a pane of glass behind the Kings bench, sending the coaches scurrying and pausing the game for several minutes as workmen repaired the damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
The same word was written again multiple times on Tuesday while white paint was thrown over the picture, with workmen acting quickly to clean it.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
On Monday, DHS shared a print of workmen constructing the Statue of Liberty’s torch above New York Harbor.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
In Italy workmen used a kind of pump, which worked more or less like a giant syringe, to raise water out of wells and canals.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
