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.
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
No one should end the month at a food bank because their paychecks don’t feed their families.
— Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023 -
So who are the reclusive brothers who are cashing in this huge paycheck?
— Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 10 June 2022 -
Your cash is not sitting in the bank As soon as a paycheck or a business deposit reaches a bank, it’s put to work.
— Stephane Lintner, Fortune, 2 May 2023 -
Will teams try to coax coach Brian Dutcher to the Power-5 world of bigger paychecks and more resources?
— Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023 -
But not every American has seen their paycheck keep up with costs of living.
— Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024 -
Within a week, Lutnick returned to the trading desk and, amid widespread criticism, announced the firm would be cutting off paychecks to its deceased employees.
— Jane Thier, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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