How to Use boilermaker in a Sentence
boilermaker
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Believe it or not, the boilermaker – a beer and a shot -- ranks in the Midwest.
—Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
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As the name would indicate, people will be able to pair their brew with a shot of bourbon to make a boilermaker.
—Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2021
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Jamie was fitfully employed as a boilermaker and a builder and a cook.
—Kerry Howley, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2022
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And his job as a mechanical boilermaker will often take him all across the state and the country.
—Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Feb. 2022
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The Boilermakers shouldn't be this bad and the school is in the process of pumping millions of dollars into facilities.
—Ralph D. Russo, courant.com, 31 May 2017
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His father worked for the railroad as a boiler washer and boilermaker helper.
—Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2021
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Joining the current lineup are a Thai street food vendor, a wine and charcuterie shop, and a place to kickback with a boilermaker.
—Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2021
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The Oakland boilermaker had been taking a breather after an afternoon of errands when the quake hit.
—Michael Robertson and Susan Sward, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
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Salvador Rosa, 45, worked as a contract boilermaker until he was laid off March 27.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2020
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Beer for Burgers, inspired by the boilermaker (beer and a whiskey shot), is a particular stunner: a helles bock aged about two months in whiskey barrels.
—Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021
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Bushmills is best known for The Original, a blend of malt and grain Irish whiskey that rivals Jameson in its boilermaker potential.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2023
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Hughes, who worked as a boilermaker for most of his life, died at age 72 after suffering a heart attack, said Carl Hughes.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
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That allows for more than 400 boilermaker combinations—best of luck to you on Tuesday.
—Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
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June Austin had become a boilermaker, a job that involved shoving himself into small spaces and shooting fire at sheets of steel.
—Kerry Howley, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2022
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Mark Cavanagh said his grandfather hoped to score a lucrative job at Ford Motor making $5 a day as a boilermaker.
—Katrease Stafford, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2017
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His father, MacKenzie, was a mason, welder and boilermaker, and his mother, Eunice, was a homemaker.
—Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
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It’s brought hope to people like Jacob, a third-generation boilermaker in Arizona.
—Sage Warner, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023
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California Gold will also offer a selection of boilermakers — shot-and-a-beer combinations — which was likewise a feature of Shumway’s menu at Bear Vs.
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 26 Nov. 2019
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After 25 years as a boilermaker, shipfitter and welder, photographer Joseph Blum knows his way around construction sites.
—Rebecca Horne, WIRED, 24 July 2013
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Designed using raw materials and metals, the classic, no-fuss eatery features a menu of cocktails and casual fare, including boilermakers, boozy milkshakes and burgers.
—Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 July 2017
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She’s been a clerk in a segregated boilermaker’s union, a political activist, an artist, a mother, a state assembly field representative, and a park consultant.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2016
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Dougherty is also president of Local 98, and as president of that local, is a member of the Mechanical Trades, which includes unions representing electricians, boilermakers, sprinkler fitters, and plumbers.
—Jane M. Von Bergen, Philly.com, 19 Oct. 2017
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Western Pennsylvania manufacturers, boilermakers, power plant workers … and miners.
—Smithsonian, 8 June 2017
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