bricklayer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The bricklayer from Huddersfield struggled on his doubles early on, taking out just four of 30 attempts in the first three sets as he went 2-1 down.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
Naveed, who has worked as a bricklayer, became involved in conservative Islamic circles in Sydney.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
The apprentice bricklayer, of Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was found by Spanish police in a remote national park on 15 July.
From BBC • May 23, 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
Viju’s father, Viju, and the bricklayer backed away to make room for Gupta, but the foreman didn’t budge.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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