How to Use payday in a Sentence

payday

noun
  • Is this Friday a payday?
  • That then opens the chance of a payday for the short-sellers.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
  • There was a reason why Fox was taking jobs for the payday and not the part.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 11 May 2023
  • Fox, Monk and Murray will be next in line for big paydays.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2024
  • All of Friedberg’s bets paid off, and all of its clients garnered a hefty payday.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Still, there’s not much tread on the arm and the market is thin, so don’t be surprised when Suarez gets a large payday.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Amed Rosario is in line for a big free agent payday and unlikely to be back in 2024.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The deal will keep Smith as the presumptive starter with the Seahawks and gives him the first big payday of his career.
    Tim Booth, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The hype and grandeur of the Stadium framed his attempt to earn back good graces and better paydays.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • Even his best paydays from racing were spent before the check reached his hand.
    Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • But a payday is finally in sight, at least for a handful of US states.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Phil Mickelson was among the first stars to take a big payday and lighter schedule and defect to LIV.
    Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • Her bouts are now bringing in paydays in the middle six figures.
    Kurt Streeter Erin Schaff, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Dansby Swanson’s dream of a lifetime payday is about to come true.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Another pitcher with a large payday looming is Julio Urias of the Dodgers.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Bellinger is coming off a tremendous bounce-back season with the Cubs in 2023 that put him in position for the free-agent payday.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Dominion could miss a big payday if a jury rules against it.
    David Bauder, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Djokovic would miss out on a payday of up to $2.5 million from the Indian Wells and Miami Opens.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Once, former staffers said, the direct deposits of their salaries did not appear on payday.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Parsons and receiver CeeDee Lamb are in line for big paydays.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
  • The bar scene was used in a television ad by the Danish beer maker Carlsberg and was a welcome payday for Ms. Syms.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Turner is a free agent, and in line to receive the same kind of massive payday the Dodgers were unwilling to give to Seager a year ago.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Because the Reds were favored in all three of their games against the Pittsburgh Pirates to start the season, their two wins didn't produce a big payday.
    Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Playing at that level again for a longer stretch likely would have earned a bigger payday.
    oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2022
  • But the bulk of that payday went to restitution, taxes and legal fees, and East Village rentals do not pay for themselves.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Jarry is younger than Andersen and Antti Raanta and may be in line for a nice payday elsewhere.
    Stephen Whyno, ajc, 28 June 2023
  • Those who are fortunate enough to live out these dreams in professional leagues have a chance for a big payday.
    Bycarl Nassib, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • But there is no revolving-door payday waiting on the other side of a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.
    Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Now, one of those players is looking to parlay a career year into a payday that could leave the Dolphins with a big hole in the middle of the defense.
    Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
  • To be clear, the smart thing to do with a payday of that magnitude, experts recommend, is to invest it and live off the interest.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023

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