Examples of do for a living in a Sentence
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What does Josh Hall do for a living?
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Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 29 Dec. 2022
And what did your folks do for a living?
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2022
What does Jimmy Tatro do for a living?
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023
Where were you born and raised and what did your folks do for a living?
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2022
What did Jeffrey Dahmer do for a living?
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 30 Sep. 2022
What did your father do for a living?
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 May 2022
Another aside: Villeneuve was asked one of the all-time worst questions by a reporter who wanted to know, what did his father do for a living?
—Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2022
However, this is exactly what market research groups in companies routinely do for a living.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
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Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 29 Dec. 2022
And what did your folks do for a living?
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2022
What does Jimmy Tatro do for a living?
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023
Where were you born and raised and what did your folks do for a living?
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2022
What did Jeffrey Dahmer do for a living?
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 30 Sep. 2022
What did your father do for a living?
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 May 2022
Another aside: Villeneuve was asked one of the all-time worst questions by a reporter who wanted to know, what did his father do for a living?
—Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2022
However, this is exactly what market research groups in companies routinely do for a living.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
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“Do for a living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20for%20a%20living. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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