Wondering how to use Workmanlike in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as competent.
Workmanlike in a sentence
Workmanlike meaning
- Resembling or characteristic of a workman.
- Done competently but without flair.
- Performed with the skill of an artisan or craftsman.
Synonyms of Workmanlike
Using Workmanlike
- The main meaning on this page is: Resembling or characteristic of a workman. | Done competently but without flair. | Performed with the skill of an artisan or craftsman.
- Useful related words include: competent.
- In the example corpus, workmanlike often appears in combinations such as: with workmanlike.
Context around Workmanlike
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Workmanlike
- In this selection, "workmanlike" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tad, stolid, defiant, tom, team and film stand out and add context to how "workmanlike" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a defiant workmanlike unit and a tad workmanlike when following. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "workmanlike" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with workmanlike
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eber finished the game with a workmanlike 32 carries for 131 yards. (12 words)
The actor did at least get a bus license in preparation for the part, which seems fitting for this stolid, workmanlike film. (22 words)
Hancock sued the glass manufacturers, Libbey-Owens-Ford, as well as I. M. Pei & Partners, for submitting plans that were "not good and workmanlike". (24 words)
It would be Town’s Chris Greene who finally broke the deadlock on the 40th minute with a fierce low strike from outside the box with an assist from the workmanlike Tom Jackson. (33 words)
He was a tad workmanlike when following up at Haydock, but that was only a couple of days afterwards and he remains open to significant progress with Richard Johnson taking over. (31 words)
He came in and was a star compared to the boys we had in the dressing room, the boys we had were a workmanlike team with everyone grafting. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
It would be Town’s Chris Greene who finally broke the deadlock on the 40th minute with a fierce low strike from outside the box with an assist from the workmanlike Tom Jackson.
Eber finished the game with a workmanlike 32 carries for 131 yards.
He came in and was a star compared to the boys we had in the dressing room, the boys we had were a workmanlike team with everyone grafting.
He was a tad workmanlike when following up at Haydock, but that was only a couple of days afterwards and he remains open to significant progress with Richard Johnson taking over.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist as Canada finished off its round-robin schedule with a workmanlike 3-0 win over Germany on Tuesday.
The actor did at least get a bus license in preparation for the part, which seems fitting for this stolid, workmanlike film.
With the gifted pair of Kishon Hackshaw and Nickel Orr no longer in the ranks, Grayson—as promised—has turned Trinity into a defiant, workmanlike unit.
Hancock sued the glass manufacturers, Libbey-Owens-Ford, as well as I. M. Pei & Partners, for submitting plans that were "not good and workmanlike".
Common combinations with workmanlike
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: