How to Use craftsman in a Sentence

craftsman

noun
  • He is a master craftsman who works with marble.
  • Skilled craftsmen carved the enormous mantel.
  • As a writer he has developed into a true craftsman.
  • The pieces show the initials of its craftsman, H.I., as well as the year 1626.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Each one is unique and reflects the hand of the craftsmen.
    Diana Budds, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2018
  • Artists and craftsmen display their works of art on the grounds of Holy Hill Sept. 21.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2019
  • With the grunge clothing, Frulio is both artist and craftsman.
    Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2018
  • Clem also has worked as a bowyer, a craftsman of bows, for a decade.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Clients can watch the master craftsmen at work on their pieces in the on-site studio.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2023
  • His father … was a craftsman, and Charles learned those skills.
    Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Just a craftsman, doing the little things in between the big things.
    Mike Royce, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • At this, Busta Rhymes is a master craftsman and a true one-of-one.
    Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Only a handful of the 273 skilled craftsmen at the Gramercy plant were Black – just 2%.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Next to that is an old red barn and a charming, 1930s yellow craftsman.
    Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2023
  • There will even be artists and craftsmen present selling their goods.
    cleveland.com, 7 June 2019
  • The show will showcase the talents of artists and craftsmen throughout the country.
    Ronald Browning, baltimoresun.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • There’s the craftsman side of things — the logistics of how to set stuff up, the importance of rehearsals.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • In a field, a dugout canoe was being carved by a Nez Perce craftsman.
    Brian Smale, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2021
  • St. Clair, on a mission to find the perfect craftsman for the job, hit the Florentine streets.
    Kristen Bateman, Town & Country, 28 June 2017
  • What the licentiate wants to stress is that all this comes to fruition thanks to the art of the narrator, the great craftsman.
    Phil Klay, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Based on the trailer, though, the show's breakout star is going to be that craftsman house.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2017
  • The fate of the 41-year-old craftsman, who first rose to fame on Fixer Upper, and his series might seem up in the air amidst the news.
    Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 4 May 2019
  • Collin Morikawa is a modern-day, Ben Hogan-style craftsman.
    Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2021
  • In 1574, the daughter of the craftsman in charge of making the stained glass for the windows of the Duomo was getting married.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, the brothers used many of the same artisans and craftsmen brought over from Europe to build the two homes.
    cleveland, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Have you always been drawn to craftsmen and working with your hands?
    Hans Aschim, Esquire, 11 Dec. 2015
  • And a craftsman who just wanted to put a grip on a stone tool wouldn’t have taken such care to stick to the center of the flake and avoid the edges.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 May 2018
  • The addition had to be unique, preferably the work of a noted craftsman.
    Jeanette Marantos, latimes.com, 25 June 2019
  • What to expect: Admire stunning work from more than 150 artists and craftsmen, both contemporary and traditional.
    Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The collection also features stock removal pieces from celebrated makers like Loveless and other renowned folder craftsmen.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025

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