Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The notion that businesses should care about happiness arose with the increase of nonmanual jobs, said Alex Edmans, a finance professor at London Business School.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022

And as nonmanual work became cleaner, quieter, and detached from production, clerks gained prestige while operatives lost it.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

The division of labor affected nonmanual workers almost as much as artisans.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

In 1880, less than 5 percent of the American workforce worked in nonmanual labor, although the number was much higher—in the 20-40 percent rage—in cities like Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Boston.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2014

The middle level of contemporary society encompasses all persons in nonmanual occupations who are not members of the ruling elite.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.