Examples of day laborer in a Sentence
They hire day laborers to pick the apples.
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She was approached by agents after recording them arresting day laborers.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Salvador Reza is a longtime community organizer who advocates for day laborers in Phoenix.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
While details of the scale and scope remain uncertain, immigrant communities are bracing for an impact similar to Los Angeles earlier this summer, when there were large-scale raids on workplaces, and street vendors and day laborers were grabbed by federal agents.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Home Depots have become prime locations for immigration enforcement as federal agents target day laborers in search of work.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Salvador Reza is a longtime community organizer who advocates for day laborers in Phoenix.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
While details of the scale and scope remain uncertain, immigrant communities are bracing for an impact similar to Los Angeles earlier this summer, when there were large-scale raids on workplaces, and street vendors and day laborers were grabbed by federal agents.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Home Depots have become prime locations for immigration enforcement as federal agents target day laborers in search of work.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for day laborer
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“Day laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20laborer. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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