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
  • 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 | Lgore@al.com, 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 Parhams call in the plumber to drain the pipes to prevent them from freezing and bursting.
    NBC News, 1 Nov. 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
  • 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
  • Here was the amazing thing—both men were skilled, even brilliant plumbers.
    John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The wrench doesn't make the plumber, and social media doesn't make the journalist.
    Star Tribune, 5 June 2021
  • Her dad was a plumber, her mom was a teacher, and her house had no cable.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • In that case, one plumber never moves while the other racks up the miles at those two houses.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The sound of the helicopter and sirens woke a 31-year-old plumber sleeping in the apartment building across the street.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Sometimes the concierge has to call in a plumber or an electrician to make the fix, but the user doesn’t have to know that.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Without the funds to hire a plumber, the Prices are spending about $50 a month on bottled water.
    Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Adele’s father, Mark Evans, a Welsh plumber, died from cancer in May of this year.
    Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2021
  • There were others who wanted the role of the Italian plumber to, in fact, go to an Italian.
    Dan Heching, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Have a plumber inspect the pipes and fixtures within your home.
    Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Photographers knocked on the door of Taylor’s rented villa on the outskirts of Rome disguised as priests and plumbers.
    Marisa Guthrie, WWD, 2 Aug. 2024

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