repairman

Example Sentences

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Service stations remained scarce, but gasoline could be purchased at hardware stores, and every town had a tinkerer or two—often a bicycle repairman turned mechanic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Before the war, the 34-year-old lived with his wife and daughter and worked in Moscow as a dishwasher repairman.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

And as Tony tells her about his experience, Carrie looks over to see the shop’s repairman fixing an old grandfather clock.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

“I love this place, but it’s just a tough place to live in,” said Mr. Heintz, 28, an auto body repairman.

From New York Times • May 26, 2024

There is Benny, for example, a short, tight-muscled sewer repairman who cannot even think of eating until he has absorbed a half hour of air-conditioning and ice water.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich