How to Use desk job in a Sentence
desk job
noun-
The twin who worked in the field developed Alzheimer's, while the twin who worked the desk job did not.
— AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023 -
But new research shows that couldn’t be further from the truth—the youth of today just don’t want a desk job.
— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024 -
Ashworth has a desk job, and wants to go and do another desk job.
— Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024 -
People who have a desk job can leave sneakers by their desk as a reminder to go for a daily walk.
— Crystal Run Healthcare, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024 -
Propst understood the serious health problems that a sedentary desk job could induce and worked to add movement and flow to the office.
— IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2023 -
Consider this slip-on sneaker a safe pick for working a desk job, running errands around town, and relaxing at home.
— Alena Hall, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Edgar-Jones will star in the project as a former storm chaser who, after surviving a disastrous tornado encounter, now works a desk job.
— Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023 -
Meanwhile, Gemma, chafing at her new desk job, is only too happy to do some off-hours undercover work for Duncan’s team.
— Karen MacPherson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023 -
By book two, The Likeness, he’s been assigned a desk job for breach of duty; instead, his partner, Cassie Maddox, is sent undercover to learn who killed a young girl who bears an uncanny resemblance to her.
— Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024 -
Unlike a traditional desk job, the role entails representing the City at local, state, and national events and gaining public support for departmental programs.
— Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023 -
Greek media have reported that the stationmaster, a former porter with the railway company, was transferred to a Ministry of Education desk job in 2011, when Greece’s creditors demanded reductions in the number of public employees.
— Demetris Nellas and Costas Kantouris, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023
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