How to Use handyman in a Sentence

handyman

noun
  • Check out the best tool gifts now for the handyman in your life.
    — Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The handyman swore at the lawyer, jumped back in his truck and drove away.
    — New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Joe the handyman sat in his car and looked at his finished work.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The church’s handyman came to fix closet doors and hang a coat rack.
    — Liz Robbins, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2017
  • Your handyman will find a number of ways to put these light-up gloves to use.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Ryan was quite the handyman and had many great ideas for inventions.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Craigslist isn't just for finding a local handyman in a pinch.
    — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Hanel lived for free at the home in exchange for handyman work, Burge said.
    — Caleb Jones, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Hanel lived for free at the home in exchange for handyman work, Burge said.
    — Bloomberg.com, 19 Jan. 2020
  • My husband often needs help with heavy handyman jobs.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • Video from his cell showed the 49-year-old handyman struggling with deputies.
    — Daphne Duret, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Sitting here waiting to call the handyman to get rid of that cactus.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The new warrant speaks of a lying lover and handyman with something to hide.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The clip shows the handyman grabbing the flowers and tossing them on the ground.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Who was once a handyman for KISS?
    — Lisa Gutierrez may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
  • Bonola had worked at Gaal's home for two years as a handyman, police said.
    — NBC News, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Bonola had worked at Gaal’s home for two years as a handyman, police said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Pipes burst, the restaurant floods and the handyman Fak brothers are no help.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Bonola had worked as a handyman at Gaal’s home for about two years, police said.
    — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022
  • April Kauffman, 47, was shot twice, and her body was found by a handyman.
    — CBS News, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Paul Michels, 54, was a handyman who loved ones said could build or fix anything.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 27 July 2021
  • Luthy was getting a few handyman jobs here and there, but wanted to see if Lowe's would hire him.
    — Megan Friedman, Country Living, 6 Dec. 2016
  • Allen was arrested after asking his handyman to help clean up the bloody mess.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Their dad is their handyman — and built them a small venue for weddings — and their mom loves to come over to work in the garden.
    — Victoria Edel, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Bell has been living off savings and stray handyman work around the Bay Area.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2021
  • And Cullum, the focus of the first act, takes on a cameo role as a local handyman.
    — Tom Titus, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
  • Kenny Farr was a handyman who worked for many years for both Lewis and Baskin.
    — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Gales, who was homeless and worked for the family as a handyman, was the other suspect.
    — Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
  • In addition, the king also would ask the handyman musician to play for him.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Michael Carr, a 65-year-old handyman, wandered in and sat on a stool near the service desk.
    — Amy Sohn, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018

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