How to Use boilermaker in a Sentence

boilermaker

noun

• Believe it or not, the boilermaker – a beer and a shot -- ranks in the Midwest.
  — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Jamie was fitfully employed as a boilermaker and a builder and a cook.
  — Kerry Howley, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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
• His father worked for the railroad as a boiler washer and boilermaker helper.
  — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2021
• 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
• 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
• Salvador Rosa, 45, worked as a contract boilermaker until he was laid off March 27.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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
• That allows for more than 400 boilermaker combinations—best of luck to you on Tuesday.
  — Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
• 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
• 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
• His father, MacKenzie, was a mason, welder and boilermaker, and his mother, Eunice, was a homemaker.
  — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
• It’s brought hope to people like Jacob, a third-generation boilermaker in Arizona.
  — Sage Warner, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023
• 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
• After 25 years as a boilermaker, shipfitter and welder, photographer Joseph Blum knows his way around construction sites.
  — Rebecca Horne, WIRED, 24 July 2013
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Western Pennsylvania manufacturers, boilermakers, power plant workers … and miners.
  — Smithsonian, 8 June 2017

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024