menial
Example Sentences
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Venezuelans, many working here in menial jobs despite their education, could return to their cities of birth and rebuild their lives.
Luke has been waiting 65 years, doing menial work as a bartender in the Junction, hoping to be reunited with his love.
From Salon
They also did other dirty, dangerous, or menial jobs.
From Literature
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
The disability, verified by AFP, meant he was repeatedly sold on to other compounds and given menial tasks.
From Barron's
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