How to Use job in a Sentence

job

1 of 2 noun
  • He took a job as a waiter.
  • They offered him the job but he turned it down.
  • It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
  • The blood's job is to carry oxygen to the different parts of the body.
  • Construction of the bridge turned out to be a bigger job than they had expected.
  • The new factory will create thousands of jobs.
  • She's trying to get a job in New York.
  • She has a high-paying job on Wall Street.
  • The job fell to the school district’s chief of staff, Jose Bueno.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Our job was to stretch and snug the uppers to the bottom of the lasts.
    Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
  • No need to say yes to any job for fear the next one won’t come.
    Jordan Crucchiola, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2022
  • My daughter is about to turn 14 and wants to get a job.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2022
  • What are your thoughts on James Gunn getting the DC job?
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The firm said there will be no job losses because of the deal.
    Richard Smirke, Billboard, 16 May 2024
  • But is the job now to defend our lifestyles against the climate?
    Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • At the time of her death, the mother of two was starting a new job and was looking to buy a house.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Our guards did a pretty good job of trying to get back in front of the ball and in ball screen stuff.
    oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
  • One day a year to recognize a job that gets no days off a year?
    Kate McGregor, ELLE Decor, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Drollinger's new gig is being added to a long list of other jobs.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • Or use the time to write a book and give everyone a little book job?
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2023
  • How will the new Tempe police chief plan to approach his new job?
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Our guys did a good job of knowing the right times to be aggressive and crash and when to get back.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2023
  • His grandfather had a farm of 215 acres and a senior job in a gold mine.
    Lynsey Chutel Joao Silva, New York Times, 28 May 2024
  • Whoever wins this year will get the job for a six-year term, not the usual four.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The faulty premise that my job is just excavating a street.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The school district has done a great job of going out and finding the biggest and the brightest.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The factory is big news for metro Phoenix and will bring thousands of jobs.
    The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Dedication to a job well done can be about more than the task at hand.
    April Austin, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2022
  • There are no term limits, no board, and it is considered a job for life.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Dellinger’s case to keep his job is ongoing, and he could still be removed in the future.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025

job

2 of 2 verb
  • It’s not the actors job to make sure the show is diverse.
    Jemal Polson, Variety, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The asphalt mix is then loaded onto 18-ton trucks that transport the mix to job sites.
    The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2022
  • So how does the Trojans job stack up compared to LSU and other top programs?
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The Brewers are hardly the first first-place team to get jobbed in All-Star selections, and there aren't a ton of slam-dunk snubs on their roster.
    Ted Berg, USA TODAY, 6 July 2017
  • How can job searchers chart a path forward that aligns with their new priorities?
    Laura Brown, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Clearly, that one task had been jobbed out to an Indian company.
    Orson Scott Card, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019
  • How can job environments be places that help people thrive rather than wearing them down?
    Christina Maslach, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The biggest was Vegas, getting jobbed by bad officiating in their matchup with San Jose.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Much of the grainy video featured in the film was shot by two jobbing camera operators hired by Jorge Cysterzpiler, Mr Maradona’s former agent, for a film about the footballer.
    L.n., The Economist, 27 June 2019
  • The Great Resignation is still going strong, and Gen Z is more likely to job hop than generations before them.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The agreement also includes a social equity fund to divert some revenue to job placement and after-school programs, the sources said.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2021
  • And as the labor shortage stretches on, and workers continue to job hop with abandon, companies are in no place to ignore their wishes.
    Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Players and coaches will (rarely) never admit that the officials jobbed them - but privately, do Reid & Company think the refs sucked Thurs?
    Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 24 Oct. 2017
  • So, how can job seekers showcase these positive traits to hiring managers?
    Amy Blaschka, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • The wind industry is plagued by slowdowns in obtaining parts from overseas, getting them to job sites and constructing new turbines.
    Patrick Whittle, The Denver Post, 2 May 2020
  • Tomlin responded to a question regarding the Trojans job with an impatient tone and an angry look on his face.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Fundamentally, rush hour is the constraint around which many people have structured their lives: where to live, which job to take, what grocery store to use, when to eat family dinner.
    New York Times, 11 June 2021
  • Rowe tugged on his gloves and started to job onto the pitch before the referees called him back, realizing a player couldn’t be substituted during a shootout.
    Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Just like performers will run a dress rehearsal before the final show, so should job seekers conduct mock interviews with people who have hired before.
    Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Given what these injuries do to job security, NFL players have a real incentive to hide their symptoms.
    James M. Smoliga, Dvm, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The first is the real Shakespeare of 16th century London, a a commercially-minded, jobbing playwright who worked closely with a company of actors.
    Time, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Should job losses become significant, demand for apartments in Manhattan may drop as people double up or leave the city, resulting in less pressure on prices.
    Anna Bahney For Cnn Business, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022
  • And for the first time, lawmakers in Washington are talking seriously about responding with a government jobs program, along the lines of what President Franklin Roosevelt enacted in the 1930s.
    Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020
  • This recent investment is crucial to job stability for Unifor members ahead of contract talks starting in August.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2023
  • What questions should job candidates be asking to assess a corporation’s commitment to racial equity?
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021
  • In the dozens of lists circulating the internet that predict which jobs artificial intelligence will replace, graphic designers are often named.
    Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Employees have resisted – savoring the flexibility afforded by remote work – and many are prepared to job hop if their company mandates in-person work.
    Fortune, 26 May 2022
  • Mack said in a release that Barnette earned the director of operations job through hard work and will be responsible for many administrative duties, including working with compliance and academic services.
    Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2021

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