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
Nerys, who was a bricklayer and groundworker before she got her HGV licence, delivers building materials to construction sites and homes around the country.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
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
These three were all that remained of a dozen who had set out together from the Red City: a bricklayer, a weaver, and a cobbler.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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