How to Use tradespeople in a Sentence

tradespeople

plural noun
Definition of tradespeoplenext
  • Who doesn't need to have skilled tradespeople to call on to build their home?
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 4 Dec. 2017
  • Prairie State has hired union tradespeople for a portion of the work.
    — New York Times, 16 July 2021
  • Her neighborhood and church were filled with the tradespeople who groomed the gardens, sheared the sheep or ran the printing press in the historic area.
    — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2018
  • There are also tradespeople in town and servants that get caught in their web, as well as the Queen herself.
    — Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2020
  • A lot of it comes down to budget and the availability of tradespeople.
    — Washington Post, Star Tribune, 10 June 2021
  • At all phases of the neon evolution, neon signs have been hand-blown and bent over fire by skilled tradespeople.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Find local tradespeople who can help reimagine old pieces and give them new life.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2024
  • This would maximize the labor available and allow tradespeople to do more in less time.
    — Lori Moes, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • In fact, Denmark has been hit by a wave of tax fraud, from brazen acts like Nielsen’s, right down to the widespread practice of paying tradespeople and cleaners under the table.
    — Time, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Golf was first played in Scotland in the 15th century by women and men, aristocrats and tradespeople.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Now he’s created a course for local tradespeople to learn how to learn passive house techniques.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • On a summer morning, the market streets crowded with tradespeople and townsfolk alike.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • At a time when there is an acute shortage of welders and other tradespeople, hardly any women are being trained for these and other well-paying jobs.
    — Kelly Field, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2018
  • But can America sustain the supply of skilled tradespeople needed for these roles?
    — Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 7 June 2023
  • At the height of the lockdown, tradespeople weren’t able to go into homes to carry out work, and building materials were unavailable.
    — John Detrixhe, Quartz, 3 July 2020
  • Older tradespeople kept retiring and fewer young people want to work with their hands.
    — Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Created by glaciers in the last Ice Age, the chain of peaks along a busy shipping channel have long been an important landmark for fishermen and tradespeople.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 26 June 2021
  • And that has had a really big effect on the local tradespeople and contractors in these small towns that aren’t accustomed to an influx of so many people.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Nine years later, the town abolished slavery, and African-Americans worked as tradespeople, laborers, whalers, and mariners.
    — Elise Takahama, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The practice dates back to the medieval times, when tradespeople clamored to earn the royal seal of approval as a way of signaling to the public that their goods and services were — literally — fit for a king or queen.
    — refinery29.com, 18 May 2018
  • Jenn and John acted as general contractors, calling on tradespeople Jenn knew through her job working for a builder.
    — Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2022
  • Yet there are fewer of them than there were when the year began, an illustration of just how competitive the market for skilled tradespeople has become.
    — Washington Post, 15 June 2021
  • Delivery delays can cause a domino effect of rescheduling work crews, which is worsened by a shortage of skilled tradespeople in many markets.
    — WSJ, 9 Jan. 2022
  • After the mortgage crisis in 2008 devastated the home building industry, skilled tradespeople left the industry and new ones failed to join it.
    — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 23 June 2022
  • Stephanie Clifford—is standing in for all the contractors, craftsfolk, tradespeople, and artisans who have been stiffed by this president* and his businesses over the past four decades.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The Faux Leather capsule collection is inspired by tradespeople in their work uniforms, according to the Fenty website.
    — Alexis Reliford, refinery29.com, 5 Apr. 2020
  • Vendors and tradespeople offer home project essentials as well as thoughtful ideas.
    — oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Chefs were just starting to being thought of skilled craftsmen, women and tradespeople, but also thought leaders, influencers, and media icons.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 8 June 2018
  • Sales to plumbers and other tradespeople comprise 40% of the company’s revenue, Menear says.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2018
  • It’s understood that during visits to Singapore, local tradespeople will bring their wares to the airport for her arrival.
    — Sarah Harris, Vogue, 26 May 2022

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