carpenter

Example Sentences

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In 1831-33, New York ship carpenters won the first major American victory in reducing work hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here’s an old trick a fellow carpenter taught me.

From Seattle Times

Their father, a carpenter, had built their modest home from the foundation up.

From BBC

Hill, who trained as a carpenter and joiner at Goldings before eventually running five of his own businesses, also says working at Wimbledon taught him some valuable social skills.

From BBC

He analyzed its structure and its oddities and plumbed the mystery of Robert Phinney, the engineer and amateur carpenter who had built it.

From New York Times