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Part of the plumbing issues were my fault in not ordering inspections with the right IVR numbers and not keeping better records, and the plumber's fault for being very unreliable. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "Cost-saving steps to convert a garage into a second home (before and after photos)," 29 Jan. 2018 Matt Morse, owner of Precision Plumbing, which has customers in Western Springs and other nearby communities, said his plumbers typically respond to about three calls a day. — Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com, "Deep freeze too much for some water pipes in western suburbs," 8 Jan. 2018 When things go wrong and men such as plumbers or electricians must be summoned, the cafe closes so that the female clientele are not put into uncomfortable proximity with men, staff members said. — Washington Post, "Saudi women on the front line of change," 17 June 2018 Federal data indicates plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters have a median pay of about $52,590. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "How to Become a Skilled Tradesperson," 13 Mar. 2019 This is when the plumbers come in to run new pipes for a sink, bath, or refrigerator, and install a gas line for the range or outdoor kitchen. — Brett Martin, House Beautiful, "How Long It Takes To Renovate Every Single Room In Your House," 26 Dec. 2018 The salary is comparable to that in some trade jobs, like plumbers ($57,070), electricians ($57,910) and food service managers ($57,250). — Eugene Scott, Washington Post, "The teacher boycotts are a reminder of what Americans often get wrong about ‘class’," 5 Apr. 2018 His great-grandfather was a Sacramento saddlemaker, his grandfather a plumber. — Mike Dunne, sacbee, "Light-handed approach paying off for Sacramento winemaker Craig Haarmeyer | The Sacramento Bee," 28 Mar. 2018 Nichols acknowledges that experts span a broad range of professions, from academics to plumbers and auto mechanics. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "First thing we do, let’s kill all the experts," 21 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'plumber.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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