Example Sentences

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She told the couple the company was "useless and expensive" and asked them to contact one of her handymen.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024

Lentz identified the other victims shot near the McCain siblings as Charles Manuel, 76, and John Rorie, 59, who were both handymen.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023

They include maids, gardeners, handymen, pool techs, interior designers, limestone specialists and aquarium cleaners.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

The company has further benefited from professional builders and handymen resuming work on projects that were stalled during the pandemic.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2022

I refused, even though I no longer had any illusions about what an education could do for me; I had already encountered too many college-graduate handymen.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin