How to Use profession in a Sentence
profession
noun- The doctor talked to students who are thinking about entering the profession.
- Most professions in the medical field require years of training.
- Their daughter recently became a member of the medical profession.
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The printing trade was his start, the profession that made him.
— Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024 -
These are the professions with the highest rates of substance abuse.
— Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2023 -
The same impulses that drove him to scale the heights of his profession are what doomed him.
— Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024 -
There is a part of me that wants to make things better in my profession.
— Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023 -
Waldrip said the burden of the test is one of the main reasons teachers are leaving the profession.
— Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023 -
So farming became a profession that stood at the cradle of what is now the EU.
— Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024 -
Noticing the tools and lumber in the truck bed, Rowe asked his driver about his profession.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2023 -
A lot of ink has been spilled on work-life balance as of late, but does that exist in this profession?
— Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Yet the profession has seen its labor force plummet while the number of herds of their four-legged clients have soared.
— Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Think for a moment about the professions in which people have the least amount of confidence.
— Byron Harlan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023 -
His younger brother Robert has the same profession and taught second-graders.
— Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024 -
And 75% of those who intend on leaving the profession within the same time period felt the same.
— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023 -
Because of the high cost of the rental units, the types of professions the clients had and the price of the services, authorities believe the brothels are high-end.
— Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023 -
In a profession judged by wins and losses, Richardson’s 6-7 record as a starter will only add to the list of concerns.
— Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023 -
Nearly 12% of them left the profession that year, up from about 10% in other recent years.
— Talia Richman, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Most of us are fleeing the profession, seeking greener pastures where the pay is better and the shift ends at five o’clock.
— Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 27 Feb. 2024 -
In a profession learned almost entirely on the job, people take longer to train than ships to build.
— Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Apr. 2024 -
The price of child care continues to rise, and employees are leaving the profession in droves.
— Theara Coleman, The Week, 30 Apr. 2023 -
The profession of sports has historically been a land of attaboy butt-slaps, so, jeez, give the guy a break!
— Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023 -
That's a gift for people in a profession that often feels lonely.
— Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Some professions make outside clothes less of a choice and more of a safety precaution.
— Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024 -
But Horowitz tries to keep a positive outlook about the profession.
— Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2023 -
The workers planning to take the day off have drawn attention to inequities faced in their profession.
— Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 -
In ancient Egypt, scribes held one of the most coveted professions.
— Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024 -
The security crackdown has thinned the ranks of lawyers: More than 500 have been stripped of their law licenses or left the profession or the country.
— Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023 -
Each is a glimpse into the mind and character of those attracted to the most noble and the most crazed of professions, and offers a bracing reminder of the virtues and dangers of political life.
— Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024 -
Some of the women who have participated in Dignity for Divas are now nurses, business owners or, like Stallworth, teachers, among other professions.
— Liam Quinn, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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