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
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