menial

Example Sentences

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By offloading the menial stuff to an artificial-intelligence, she says she has freed up time she wouldn’t otherwise have, which she now spends taking guitar and singing lessons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

While robots may be able to take over menial tasks, humans will be needed to supervise and repair complex fleets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Edgerton recalls a moment cut from the film, in which the boss orders all the other workers to settle back into their menial tasks.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

He found the most easy, menial tasks so challenging, like making a meal or walking the dog.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

No amount of searching for aspirin powder or performing other menial tasks is going to be enough to distract me.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse