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

The Welshman juggles his day job as a carpenter with the demands of a sport so visibly brutal it has stayed in the shadows of combat sports for much of its existence.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

My father, Bruce, worked in construction as a carpenter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

He saw Emil, a painter and carpenter from Nicaragua, kneeling in a doorway, taping off a baseboard.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers