How to Use carpenter in a Sentence

carpenter

noun
  • And dad taught me to, use tools as a carpenter.
    — Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Here's how to wear the carpenter jeans trend right now.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2026
  • He may have been robbed of cash earned at his other jobs as a carpenter and handyman.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 23 Dec. 2022
  • What is the most common size of circular saw used by carpenters?
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Is there a carpenter in the family who needs more room, perhaps?
    — Mia Taylor, Parents, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The long-time carpenter and designer used his skills to transform their space.
    — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The long-time carpenter and designer used his skills to transform their space.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Rough carpenters must install floor joists with minimal or no crown.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
  • Farther along, the frame of a house and the carpenters reaching to hammer its beams sweep the eye upward.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • If the lock is not well secured, work with a locksmith and/or carpenter to make sure the door closes fully.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Heard is now a father and works in construction, joining a carpenters union.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Like a hammer, accounting rules don’t think, and like a good carpenter, good managers do.
    — Readers, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The 33-year-old carpenter had just replaced his passport and the new picture was a banger.
    — Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
  • For women, there’s a high rise that retails for $155, as well as carpenters.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Glenn worked full-time as a carpenter while also pursuing music.
    — Yolanda Harris, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The retailer shipped them via railroad to customers who had faith in their building skills or knew a carpenter.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Michael Waters, 36, an artist and carpenter, had two bikes stolen from the backyard of his house.
    — Michael Corkery, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
  • City painters, electricians and carpenters built shelving for the display and put up panels to warm the steel walls.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2026
  • At the time, the 30-year-old Ford was also working as a carpenter part-time to help make ends meet.
    — Brittany Natale, Country Living, 12 July 2023
  • The range includes a collared fleece, two vintage washed T-shirts, carpenter pants, a tote bag and a fuzzy sock pack.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
  • The carpenter and former Navy combat medic tossed and turned in bed, kept awake by pain where his lower leg was supposed to be.
    — Dallas News, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Our carpenter did an amazing job plotting this out with us, and the finished result looks clean and effortless.
    — Marni Katz, House Beautiful, 28 May 2023
  • The story centers around a 54-year-old carpenter named Tom Lowe who is down on his luck.
    — Zahir Janmohamed, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • Many of these roles, from carpenters to electricians, offer the ideal of being your own boss while making good pay.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Money trickles down to workers from caterers to carpenters to dry cleaners.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Those in favor of the project mainly came from the construction industry and a carpenter’s union.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The carpenter, Jesus, then tells the lawyer to follow that example.
    — Maisie Sparks, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2022
  • Many carpenters who were present also expressed their excitement for their colleague.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Styles include men’s carpenter jeans and shorts, a zip-up racing jacket, women’s star-print jeans and jacket and cutoff shorts.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • His team of four include a yoga teacher, an artist, a carpenter and a gardener, people who can drop the tools of their trade to dash out on a call.
    — Judith Magyar, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022

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