How to Use paycheck in a Sentence

paycheck

noun

• I went to the office to pick up my paycheck.
• Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.
• A third of her paycheck went to rides to and from work.
  — Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2022
• Each of them got the same paycheck and offices of the same size.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• The taxpayers signed the front of our paychecks for the same amount of time.
  — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
• But that was not enough to make up for the months where 25% of her paycheck was gone.
  — Sarah Alvarez, ProPublica, 23 Aug. 2022
• The next time Google Drive asks you for a cut of your paycheck, tell them no.
  — Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 7 Dec. 2024
• So much of my paycheck goes to The Shop ($10.60 total).
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2022
• As my Dad used to say, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck.
  — Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023
• Need an area rug that pops, but won’t eat up most of your paycheck?
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2022
• This is where most of your paycheck should go to pay your monthly bills.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
• Alex … got a very good paycheck off of my brother's death.
  — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
• Still, the man hired a whole bunch of horn players who were no doubt grateful for the paycheck.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022
• Of course, paychecks have also grown over the past two years — but not by as much as the cost of living.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
• Aim to be able to survive at least a month without a paycheck.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
• If all goes to plan, this will last me until my next paycheck.
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 18 Apr. 2024
• But be ready to get along without that steady paycheck.
  — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
• Cate Blanchett is opening up about her paycheck (or rather, lack thereof) from The Lord of the Rings.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
• But for the women who worked in the program, the idea of lifting up children meant more than the paycheck.
  — Washington Post, 6 May 2022
• Blanchett isn’t the only elf who has spoken about their Lord of the Rings paycheck in recent years.
  — EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
• Lunch is provided at work, though that time is a break in my paycheck.
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
• And the modest paycheck leaves little left for mental health services or time off to cope with the stress of the job.
  — Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 10 May 2022
• But the out-of-the-blue decision to close left baristas and cooks out of work and missing paychecks they were still owed.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
• The measure cut public workers' paychecks and siphoned off most of the strength of their unions.
  — Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
• Noelle Phan, a server at a high-end cocktail bar, said her paycheck has shrunk by about $300 a week.
  — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
• The first weeks in July are when trollers catch the most king salmon in a season and earn a big chunk of their annual paychecks.
  — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2023
• Employers that want to come out on top need to offer more than just a paycheck.
  — Kamal Kataria, Forbes, 16 June 2022
• Often, the promise of a first paycheck might not suffice.
  — Will Parker, WSJ, 13 May 2022
• Minimum-wage workers in 21 states will see a bigger paycheck come the new year.
  — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
• This job has provided RJ with dignity, purpose, and a paycheck that has empowered him to self-advocate.
  — Holly Robinson Peete, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025