Examples of dockworker in a Sentence
the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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For 17 generations, Wietse Van Der Werf’s forebears toiled as dockworkers, shipbuilders, and sea captains in the Netherlands and its colonies.
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Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
Last September, three dockworkers were arrested after more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine were found hidden behind a false wall in a shipping container on the Sydney waterfront.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
Nicole TungA Burmese dockworker sorting different fish species after a catch from a Thai vessel was unloaded in Ranong, Thailand, in January 2025.
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Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
But the tough comparisons did not stop the port’s dockworkers from handling the highest total number of TEUs in North America, both for March and the first quarter.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
Last September, three dockworkers were arrested after more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine were found hidden behind a false wall in a shipping container on the Sydney waterfront.
—
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Nicole TungA Burmese dockworker sorting different fish species after a catch from a Thai vessel was unloaded in Ranong, Thailand, in January 2025.
—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
But the tough comparisons did not stop the port’s dockworkers from handling the highest total number of TEUs in North America, both for March and the first quarter.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dockworker
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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dockworker
noun
dock·work·er
-ˌwər-kər 
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