How to Use jack-of-all-trades in a Sentence
jack-of-all-trades
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Goldfield has a field day as the jack-of-all-trades servant.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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These and so many more uses make the pantry staple a real jack-of-all-trades around the house.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
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Ausar is a jack-of-all-trades, and the Pistons are high on his long-term potential.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2023
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One was Lewis, who is a bit of a jack-of-all-trades-type but rooted as a nickel corner.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Steve Clifford’s successor will have to be a jack-of-all-trades.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
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The original jack-of-all-trades must have been a caregiver.
—Fountain House, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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Mike has a charm that’s lovable and likely rooted in Rex’s jack-of-all-trades background.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
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Mike has a charm that’s lovable and likely rooted in Rex’s jack-of-all-trades background.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
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Read on for more details on these new gaming boxes, starting with the jack-of-all-trades Triton.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Essentially, project managers are the jack-of-all-trades.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Since then, their son, the pitmaster Greg Gatlin, has become a barbecue jack-of-all-trades.
—Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
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If there were a jack-of-all-trades mineral, many researchers would give the honor to magnesium.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2024
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Can Dilute Marketing Impact In the world of marketing, a jack-of-all-trades is a master of none.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Can Dilute Marketing Impact In the world of marketing, a jack-of-all-trades is a master of none.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Because McKeon is a valuable, jack-of-all-trades player.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
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The jack-of-all-trades will add to his versatility this fall, returning kicks.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
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Peter Tailer was a jack-of-all-trades buzzing with creativity, his daughter said.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
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In creating jacks-of-all-trades, there aren’t many masters-of-one left, and even fewer age-appropriate apprentices around to take the lead.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Generally used as a step between cleanser and moisturizer, the best toners are jacks-of-all-trades.
—Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2023
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Richie even passes the power of the suit on to sweet jack-of-all-trades Fak (played by Canadian chef Matty Matheson), who presumably borrows a retro look from his dad.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
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That lack of experience has especially hurt the writers who go on to become showrunners, or the jack-of-all-trades who manage the creative aspects of a show.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 July 2023
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One of the homes slated for demolition belongs to Mohamed Amin, 56, a former construction worker turned jack-of-all-trades at Darb.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
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Castor oil has long been considered a jack-of-all-trades home remedy, used as a laxative, a moisturizer and as a chest rub to ease lung congestion.
—Katie Camero, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2023
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The iPad is the jack-of-all-trades in Apple’s lineup, a terrific device in many ways that still feels increasingly redundant now that so many people have big phones and long-lasting laptops.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 2 May 2024
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These jack-of-all-trades bottoms boast UPF 50 sun protection, a water-resistant coating, and five convenient pockets with zippers and snaps.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
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This freezer-safe skin-care tool is a jack-of-all-trades, helping to stimulate circulation, reduce puffiness, and cool irritated skin all at once.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 1 Oct. 2024
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This freezer-safe skin-care tool is a jack-of-all-trades, helping to stimulate circulation, reduce puffiness, and cool irritated skin all at once.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 1 Oct. 2024
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This bomber jacket is the ultimate jack-of-all-trades, effortlessly going with everything in your closet while keeping you looking fab.
—Daisy Maldonado, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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However, some cooks find that this is a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none situation — an electric tortilla maker doesn’t produce the same quality of tortilla as a manual one.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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That profession might more readily conjure associations with Mary Poppins, but these guys are no jaunty jacks-of-all-trades.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
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