Examples of day laborer in a Sentence
They hire day laborers to pick the apples.
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The parking lots of Home Depot stores, which are common gathering spots for day laborers looking for work, have been the targets of numerous immigration raids over the past few weeks.
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New York Times, 18 July 2025
Authorities had alleged that Sam IV had hired four day laborers on Nov. 7, 2023 to dispose of several large trash bags, which one of the laborers said contained body parts.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 16 July 2025
The chaos of how the Trump administration is operating across the country — picking up day laborers outside Home Depot, mistakenly detaining U.S. citizens — has rattled even those who have legal status.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Emma de Paz was selling breakfast to day laborers outside a Los Angeles Home Depot on June 19 when immigration agents showed up.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 4 July 2025
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New York Times, 18 July 2025
Authorities had alleged that Sam IV had hired four day laborers on Nov. 7, 2023 to dispose of several large trash bags, which one of the laborers said contained body parts.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 16 July 2025
The chaos of how the Trump administration is operating across the country — picking up day laborers outside Home Depot, mistakenly detaining U.S. citizens — has rattled even those who have legal status.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Emma de Paz was selling breakfast to day laborers outside a Los Angeles Home Depot on June 19 when immigration agents showed up.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 4 July 2025
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“Day laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20laborer. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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