How to Use teamster in a Sentence
teamster
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Then, a teamster who was in the building walked in and kept the man at ease before the police arrived minutes later.
—Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
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According to the land trust's website, the old logging roads were used by teamsters for the Waterbury brass mills.
—Peter Marteka, courant.com, 14 July 2017
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Secretary Steven Mnuchin met last week with 25 Teamsters retirees from groups in 15 states.
—Mark Davis, kansascity, 17 July 2017
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Taverns developed along the turnpikes to serve the needs of teamsters and their animals.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 Oct. 2019
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The teamsters did not file their grievance in time, and an arbiter ruled the city did not need to pay out a settlement to the union, Bockenstedt said.
—Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2019
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My dad worked long hours at a packing and shipping facility in Sante Fe Springs as a teamster.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 11 Oct. 2017
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If oil could get from the well to the refinery in a single container, the barrels and the teamsters who moved them could be eliminated.
—Brian Jacobson, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2017
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On the sidelines, waiting for their turn at the task, the teamsters were more than happy to extol the virtues of their particular animal.
—Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 2 May 2018
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The animals retired after 14 years of fair work, but Powers was there ready with pointers for young teamsters.
—Denise Coffey, courant.com, 17 June 2019
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Food and supplies that should have been delivered to the starving pioneers went instead to teamsters who traveled west at the same time as the handcarts.
—Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 13 June 2019
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For the rest of his life, Dinning supported his family as a teamster and laborer.
—Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021
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Burton’s start in Newport, in the mid-19th century, had been a humble one, working as a teamster hauling coal and goods from the docks for other business owners.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
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The film follows a truck driver who becomes a hitman for a mobster and also ends up working with famed teamster Jimmy Hoffa.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
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Unionized coal and steel miners, teamsters, bakers, tobacco workers and others filled the lawn and steps of the Ohio Statehouse a day ahead of a congressional field hearing on the issue.
—Washington Post, 12 July 2018
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Teamsters retirees last year made a concerted bid to prevent dramatic cuts to current retirees’ checks.
—Mark Davis, kansascity, 17 July 2017
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A day of chocolates, roses, romance, and teamster organizing.
—Vulture, 14 Feb. 2022
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Four positions under the teamsters would be included under that contract.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Post-Tribune, 4 June 2018
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Teamsters also park their personal vehicles in crosswalks, blocking traffic, the suit says.
—Becky Yerak, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2017
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Arroyo, 55, is a teamster who works in transportation on Hollywood productions.
—Daniel Miller, latimes.com, 9 July 2019
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The teamsters represent workers in the motion picture industry, from truck drivers to casting directors.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2007
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Both candidates have long lists of prominent endorsers, with labor unions, including those for teachers, electricians, state workers and teamsters, siding with Pham.
—oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2020
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Ross was among thousands of unionized coal miners, iron workers, teamsters, bakers, tobacco workers, millers and others who descended on the Ohio Statehouse to rally ahead of a congressional field hearing in Columbus.
—Washington Post, 12 July 2018
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