bricklayer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"We feel helpless, we are returning as it is now a government order," said Ariful Sardar, a bricklayer who came three years ago for his father's treatment.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
They were guided by Jørgen Boassen, a Greenlandic bricklayer who serves as the Trump administration’s primary liaison in Greenland.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Naveed, who has worked as a bricklayer, became involved in conservative Islamic circles in Sydney.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Either of those distances pales in comparison to the distance Langer has come from his youth in tiny Anhausen, Germany, a farming village where his father was a bricklayer and motorcycle courier.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025
He planned to install the kiln in the basement and hired a bricklayer named Joseph E. Berkler to do the job.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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