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Recent Examples of workman
This game was all about Tarris’ workman-like performance.
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Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
The energetic patrons witnessed a workman-like effort.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
The street style roundup regular shrugged on a faded blue workman shirt—complete with a retro name-tag patch—over a navy pleated skirt and tank top for a chic outfit that was both effortless and effective.
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Freya Drohan,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
That workman-like answer from Beck, in many ways, encapsulates his approach all season with the Hurricanes.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for workman
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
The energetic patrons witnessed a workman-like effort.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
The street style roundup regular shrugged on a faded blue workman shirt—complete with a retro name-tag patch—over a navy pleated skirt and tank top for a chic outfit that was both effortless and effective.
—
Freya Drohan,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
That workman-like answer from Beck, in many ways, encapsulates his approach all season with the Hurricanes.
—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for workman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workman
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In a way, the fact that Huston was made up of two halves — one part iconoclastic maverick, one part old school craftsman — gave him an edge his fellow septuagenarians lacked.
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Also known for hosting Magnolia Network's Restoration Road With Clint Harp, the real estate agent and skilled craftsman took to Instagram to share the news of his and his wife Kelly's new podcast in a funny teaser video shared on June 5.
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What was once a workingman’s district is now River North, a polished landscape of galleries, luxury apartments and expense-account dining.
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Company founder Leo Fender and his group of California guitar-makers debuted the Telecaster in 1951 as a durable workingman’s guitar.
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Joe Negri, a jazz guitarist best known to generations of children and their parents as the kindly, music-loving handyman of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, died Saturday, May 30, at a senior living facility outside Pittsburgh.
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But Romano was shown the door during rehearsals, replaced in the pilot by Greg Lee, and then Joe Rogan was cast as a new character, handyman Joe, in episode 2 and would stay on board for all five seasons.
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For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882.
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Filipino laborers came to Mexico via colonialism, and adapted and adopted champoy with spices and chilies from Mexico to become chamoy.
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The anatomy of 19th-century downtown is now on full view as builders deconstruct the remains of an old railroad station, a restaurant, a barber shop and jewelers’ workshops on a prominent Baltimore corner.
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Proposing a fix and having one are not the same thing, as anyone who has waited on a builder's promise can tell you.
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Reminiscent of the Row or the elegant workingwoman aesthetic of Celine’s Phoebe Philo era, the clothes are instantly covetable.
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Carl Murawski is a certified electrician, construction coordinator, and tradesman.
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The World Cup may come and go, but here the star players—local teachers, mechanics, accountants, and tradesmen—still play like the world is watching.
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Yet the story of the toiler turned tycoon persisted.
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“Workman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workman. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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