Examples of day laborer in a Sentence
They hire day laborers to pick the apples.
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Located along West Vernor Highway since 1975, the donut and coffee shop evolved from a meeting place for day laborers on their commute into downtown’s bustling factories into the unofficial, official rendezvous for residents of Mexicantown.
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Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024
Over the years some Palestinians had been employed as day laborers in the kibbutzim bordering Gaza, where people viewed them more benevolently, but those workers were also a regular reminder of the hard reality that Gazans were for the most part consigned to work others’ land.
—Rachel Lu, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Nobody — even the experts in Irish American history — nobody imagined that four in 10 day laborers could end up in white-collar jobs.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
But the day laborers told NBC4 the contents felt soft and soggy, like meat.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
Additionally, city leaders implemented policies that targeted day laborers and pushed for a program to deputize police officers to perform immigration enforcement.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Most of the residents here are day laborers, and time off work often means lost income.
—Jeffrey Okoro, STAT, 24 Nov. 2023
From day laborers to trendsetters, Zapata captures a Latinx community holding tight to tradition and reclaiming the L.A. narrative.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
The organization has been trying to help Mr. Palacios, the elderly house painter, who waits at the curb with other day laborers even when his legs ache and go numb.
—Jeffrey E. Singer, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024
Over the years some Palestinians had been employed as day laborers in the kibbutzim bordering Gaza, where people viewed them more benevolently, but those workers were also a regular reminder of the hard reality that Gazans were for the most part consigned to work others’ land.
—Rachel Lu, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Nobody — even the experts in Irish American history — nobody imagined that four in 10 day laborers could end up in white-collar jobs.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
But the day laborers told NBC4 the contents felt soft and soggy, like meat.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
Additionally, city leaders implemented policies that targeted day laborers and pushed for a program to deputize police officers to perform immigration enforcement.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Most of the residents here are day laborers, and time off work often means lost income.
—Jeffrey Okoro, STAT, 24 Nov. 2023
From day laborers to trendsetters, Zapata captures a Latinx community holding tight to tradition and reclaiming the L.A. narrative.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
The organization has been trying to help Mr. Palacios, the elderly house painter, who waits at the curb with other day laborers even when his legs ache and go numb.
—Jeffrey E. Singer, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
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“Day laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20laborer. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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