How to Use carpentry in a Sentence

carpentry

noun
Definition of carpentrynext
  • When the carpentry is finished, the cabinets will be installed.
  • He learned carpentry from his father.
  • The trades range from carpentry to plumbing to brick laying.
    — Tricia L. Nadolny, Philly.com, 27 June 2017
  • Writing is a lot like carpentry, hammering and sawing and sanding.
    — Thomas E. Ricks, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2017
  • There will be a station with handymen who will consult with guests on DIY projects such as plumbing, tiling and carpentry.
    — Courant Community, 17 July 2017
  • Sixteen graduates have been hired full-time for various carpentry and maintenance roles.
    — Helen Wolt, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 July 2017
  • Mack lives in the mountains, but agreed to put his carpentry skills to use helping Right 2 Dream Too resettle.
    — OregonLive.com, 15 June 2017
  • The agency said that before the shooting, Jordanians had entered the building for carpentry work.
    — Rory Jones, WSJ, 23 July 2017
  • Tyggum said many volunteers didn't have the knowledge of construction, electricity, and carpentry to complete the build.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Training is for trades including carpentry, welding, electrical and plumbing.
    — Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 July 2017
  • Before the shooting, Jordanians had entered the apartment building for carpentry work, the statement said.
    — Omar Akour, chicagotribune.com, 23 July 2017
  • Like most of the fine carpentry in the house, this was done on-site.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2021
  • He's done carpentry for the show for more than 20 years.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Now that the walls up, carpentry is next on the schedule.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2022
  • My dad picked up those carpentry skills and passed them on to me.
    — Lyndi McNulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The man who once did carpentry and odd jobs is unable to work.
    — oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The work is varied and, as with carpentry, there’s a wide spread in their earnings.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2019
  • But as has happened so many times in my life, carpentry came to the rescue.
    — Nick Offerman, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2023
  • From painting to carpentry, the team tries to never skip this step.
    — Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 1 June 2018
  • Boys were taught farming and trades such as blacksmithing and carpentry, and girls were taught to spin and weave.
    — Paul Vieira, WSJ, 26 June 2021
  • The carpentry tools simply lay on top of the tool wallets and kits in my larger satchel.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Morgan has dreams of building a tiny home of his own, putting his carpentry skills to use.
    — oregonlive, 16 May 2021
  • The lasting pain makes carpentry and knife-making a pipe dream.
    — The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Inside the 2011 truck was the man’s carpentry equipment.
    — cleveland, 5 Aug. 2020
  • He was scheduled to start a new carpentry job three days after he was killed.
    — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, 8 July 2020
  • About 85 percent of the Habitat house is carpentry, Robey said.
    — Erika Butler, The Aegis, 15 May 2018
  • But the old carpentry adage about wisdom is only half the battle.
    — Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Same with Harrison Ford, who, in his pre-movie star days, did some carpentry for Earl and sold him weed, too.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2022
  • After years of saving up from Cerezo’s work in construction and carpentry, the restaurant location became available, and the couple decided this was their chance.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
  • Carpenter bees excavate tunnels in wood to create nests, hence the association with carpentry.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024

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