line of work
noun phrase
: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money : job
He's in a dangerous line of work.
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Pervasive and permanent, certainly, and in my line of work this timeline is useful.
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Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
For instance, in my line of work, one agent grew his business significantly through connections among fellow car enthusiasts.
—Todd Villeneuve, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Even his wife, Robin Valencia, is in the human-cannonball line of work.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
The Pitt is a show where sometimes tonal whiplash is the point because life is tonal whiplash; this line of work Dr. Robby et al have chosen is certainly rife with it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
For instance, in my line of work, one agent grew his business significantly through connections among fellow car enthusiasts.
—Todd Villeneuve, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Even his wife, Robin Valencia, is in the human-cannonball line of work.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
The Pitt is a show where sometimes tonal whiplash is the point because life is tonal whiplash; this line of work Dr. Robby et al have chosen is certainly rife with it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for line of work
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“Line of work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20work. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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