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• The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.From the entry fruitless
• Semiskilled workers are cheaper than skilled workers but more productive than unskilled drudges.From the entry semiskilled
• And women, even unskilled women, are much better at emotional labour than men are.2009 May 20, Margaret Wente, “We are witnessing the passing of working-class masculinity”, in The Globe and Mail, archived from the…. From the entry emotional labor
• They will make the transition from being unskilled in thinking to being nanowly, closedmindedly skilled.1995, Richard Paul, Jane Willsen, A. J. A. Binker, Critical Thinking: How to Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World, →ISBN, page 458. From the entry closedmindedly
• Foolishly some men declined this assistance, although more often than not the officer was unskilled in advocacy.1990, Julian Putkowski, Julian Sykes, Shot at Dawn. From the entry prisoner's friend
• It is usually taken as a mildly contemptuous but good-humoured name for an unskilled man or novice.1967, “30 Nov. 10/8”, in Times. From the entry nig-nog
• Money earmarked for services and repairs often found its way to payroll, to put yet more unskilled workers on the clock.1997 August 18, Tamala Edwards, James Carney, “Disaster on the Potomac: How not to run a city”, in Time. From the entry on the clock
• As in most service industries, many of the jobs are semi- or unskilled, offering low pay with little security.1977 December 10, Kate Gyllensvard, Richard Millen, “Blue Collar, White Collar, Lavender Collar: A Look At The Gay Work Force”, in Gay…. From the entry unorganized
• Professionally speaking, these were mostly unskilled manual workers: half were metal workers, over a quarter building labourers, the rest miners and agricultural labourers.1996, Philippe Burrin, translated by Janet Lloyd, “Rogues and menials”, in France under the Germans: Collaboration and Compromise, New…. From the entry maître d'hotel
• Ambidexterity means equal skill with both hands, as contrasted with the term “ambilevous” meaning equally unskilled with both hands (or described as having “two left hands”).2002, Marian Annett, Handedness and Brain Asymmetry: The Right Shift Theory, New York: Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 23. From the entry two left hands
• It’s quite possible us ole’ revenue producers may be very willing indeed to drop this ‘GAP” generation of trapped minimum-wagers and unskilled kids right onto the welfare rolls.1971 March 12, Betty Greer, “Drop GAP Generation?”, in The State Journal, page A-8. From the entry minimum-wager
• The table standing in the centre of the floor, ready for the evening meal, was made of unplaned boards, rudely put together by the unskilled hands of the backwoods.1903, Nancy Huston Banks, Round Anvil Rock. From the entry unplaned

Meaning of unskilled

1. adjective Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.
2. adjective Of a job: not requiring skill or training.
3. adjective Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.

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How do you use unskilled in a sentence?

Unskilled is used as an adjective. For example: “The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.”

What is a short sentence with unskilled?

“The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.”

What does unskilled mean?

Unskilled means of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.