How to Use plumber in a Sentence

plumber

noun
  • The plumber found the cash in a wall of the church in about 500 envelopes.
    — Fox News, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The landlord sent a plumber to fix the pipe the next day, Jones said.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2020
  • If pipes do freeze: Leave the faucets turned on and call a plumber.
    — Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The 49-year-old U.K.-based plumber always sings on the job.
    — Washington Post, 21 July 2021
  • The owner and the plumber did not respond to calls or emails.
    — Heather Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Bring the groundskeeper and plumber along, just in case.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Aldrich is a plumber and said the win brings him a lot of relief.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • If that happens, leave the faucets turned on and call a plumber.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 20 Jan. 2022
  • There aren’t many action movies where the hero is a plumber.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • Then, Kate lets the plumber in the house and neglects to lock the front door behind him.
    — Amanda Ostuni, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2022
  • That’s what a plumber would charge you just to start up his truck and drive to your home!
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • The Fed stepped in and acted like the plumber by pumping in vast amounts of cash.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The Parhams call in the plumber to drain the pipes to prevent them from freezing and bursting.
    — NBC News, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Time to call the plumber, and shell out for a couple hours of service, right?
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 27 June 2018
  • Find a plumber in your area who will inspect your lines.
    — Ron Wynn, Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Wilkens’ father worked long hours for a plumber for years.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2021
  • The plumber said that the bones were from a pig in a TikTok video — which now has over 1.4 million views.
    — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Use a rag or nylon brush to remove all traces of the old plumber’s tape.
    — Kyle Schurman, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Tony Blas is a plumber in his mid-thirties who lives in Queens, New York.
    — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, 24 July 2019
  • Pastor Seth Baltzell said a plumber found the wallets stashed in the wall of a girls' bathroom.
    — Megan Marples and Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 9 July 2019
  • Then there were weird things that happened, like the plumber coming over to cook.
    — Charlotte Druckman, WSJ, 3 May 2018
  • Super Mario Bros The red capped plumber gets a name drop in Reborn.
    — Matthew Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
  • A few days ago, the plumbers refused to go into a room when the toilet backed up.
    — Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2020
  • In the final week, Gaulier told her to perform as a plumber.
    — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The nonprofit dispatched a plumber, who fixed the sink at no cost.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The tenants said the landlord sent a plumber but that nothing was done to fix the sewage and hot water.
    — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The electrician, the painter, the one who lays down tiles, the plumber — it all relies on cement.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021
  • Gagliardi agrees with the hundreds of commenters and plumbers who say this is a bad idea.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Some jobs do have to be in person, say a plumber or a surgeon (mostly).
    — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Timms says the inspiration for the device came from spending time with his father, who was a plumber.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025

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