menial

Example Sentences

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Luke has been waiting 65 years, doing menial work as a bartender in the Junction, hoping to be reunited with his love.

From Salon

The pay was so low and the work was so menial in the Dominican Republic that, as historian Catherine C. Legrand points out, workers left the plantation whenever they could.

From Salon

When the soldiers arrived in Europe, they were relegated to building forts, roads, digging ditches, and other menial jobs.

From New York Times

Navarro, who was trained as an audio engineer, spent much of his time doing menial chores for Kelly like driving visitors to and from his home.

From Seattle Times

She often seems unaware of or unconcerned by certain societal norms, or confused by life’s more menial drudgery.

From New York Times