How to Use by trade in a Sentence

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• Iglesias, an engineer by trade, was hired by the city of Coral Gables in 2016.
  — Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
• But Jones is a cornerback by trade, and has spent most of training camp in the secondary.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
• That’s not ideal, but Boone said that Rice, a catcher by trade, has adapted well.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
• The teacher by trade had been a Republican herself until the end of her term in 2021.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
• This gave Sara, who is a designer by trade, a distinct muse for every dwelling.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 30 Jan. 2023
• And then there was the singular Michael D. Cohen, lawyer by trade and enforcer by nature.
  — William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 12 May 2024
• He’s been able to connect with a new network of people who need to use SQL for their jobs but aren’t engineers by trade.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
• Or earmarked for an incoming younger star in free agency or by trade?
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
• There is not one player in the NBA who could reasonably be obtained by trade that would change the destiny of this season for the Lakers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• Best Time to Visit Nevis enjoys a warm, tropical climate that’s cooled by trade winds.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2023
• Her parents, both lawyers by trade, were forced to abandon their careers in Colombia and take on new jobs in the US to support their family of five.
  — Allie Torgan, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
• Ixta, a teacher by trade and a writer at heart, felt compelled to address them all in a way that would be digestible for teens and knew a narrative was the best avenue.
  — Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
• My father is from Saint Louis, and there by way of Mississippi, a historian by trade.
  — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
• As both an avid reader and a writer by trade, this notebook and e-reader combo is practically made for me.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
• Okorafor, a right tackle by trade, signed with the Patriots after getting released by the Steelers.
  — Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
• Embroidery was a major skill, transformed from a personal craft to one driven by trade.
  — Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
• Berry, a fashion and beauty publicist by trade, wanted to stay true to herself throughout her treatment, and didn't see many spaces to help her with that mission.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
• Solomon Radner, a civil rights attorney by trade, is certain Onumonu did not kill her.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
• Koppelman’s a writer by trade, but he’s played small roles onscreen before, and The Bear doesn’t ask too much of him beyond the kind of dry, unflappable presence to which many showrunners should aspire.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
• Pettibone is a graphic designer by trade, but she’s always wanted to open a boutique.
  — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024
• Globalization—as measured by trade as a percentage of global GDP—is in reverse.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 16 Jan. 2024
• It is understood by trade unionists in the U.S. that employers will always interfere unless there is a private agreement to the contrary.
  — Christy Hoffman, Fortune, 29 May 2023
• An anesthesiologist by trade, Ramos died in September 2021, and was survived by her wife, Ivonne.
  — Dan Allen, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2023
• The leafy summer setting in the old alley, set against the backdrop of Beijing’s high-rises, offers inspiration for Mr. Liu, an architect by trade who paints both for leisure and in drawing up designs.
  — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2023
• That atmospheric moisture gets carried around the globe by trade winds, forms rainstorms, falls on land, and supports the hydrological systems that in turn support us.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
• Fortune, however, was not the point for Mr. Kirke, a writer by trade whose jobs included ghostwriting a newspaper column for a politician.
  — Alex Williams, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• His father, a carpenter by trade, was also a DJ, and Teezo followed in his footsteps by spinning records at elementary school parties on the weekends, learning how to control a crowd in the process.
  — Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
• The 5th Circuit Court sided with arguments being made by trade groups representing payday lenders.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
• Advertisement In her backpack, Jan, a 67-year-old school psychologist by trade, carried a 35-mm camera, scorebook, water bottle and a blue towel to mop her impish face.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
• Malhotra, a services exec by trade, is also upping his producer game.
  — Hannah Abraham, Deadline, 20 June 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024