How to Use job in a Sentence

job

noun
  • He took a job as a waiter.
  • They offered him the job but he turned it down.
  • It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
  • The blood's job is to carry oxygen to the different parts of the body.
  • Construction of the bridge turned out to be a bigger job than they had expected.
  • The new factory will create thousands of jobs.
  • She's trying to get a job in New York.
  • She has a high-paying job on Wall Street.
  • The job fell to the school district’s chief of staff, Jose Bueno.
    — Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Our job was to stretch and snug the uppers to the bottom of the lasts.
    — Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
  • No need to say yes to any job for fear the next one won’t come.
    — Jordan Crucchiola, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2022
  • My daughter is about to turn 14 and wants to get a job.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2022
  • What are your thoughts on James Gunn getting the DC job?
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The firm said there will be no job losses because of the deal.
    — Richard Smirke, Billboard, 16 May 2024
  • But is the job now to defend our lifestyles against the climate?
    — Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • At the time of her death, the mother of two was starting a new job and was looking to buy a house.
    — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Our guards did a pretty good job of trying to get back in front of the ball and in ball screen stuff.
    — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
  • One day a year to recognize a job that gets no days off a year?
    — Kate McGregor, ELLE Decor, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Drollinger's new gig is being added to a long list of other jobs.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • Or use the time to write a book and give everyone a little book job?
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2023
  • How will the new Tempe police chief plan to approach his new job?
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Our guys did a good job of knowing the right times to be aggressive and crash and when to get back.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2023
  • His grandfather had a farm of 215 acres and a senior job in a gold mine.
    — Lynsey Chutel Joao Silva, New York Times, 28 May 2024
  • Whoever wins this year will get the job for a six-year term, not the usual four.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The faulty premise that my job is just excavating a street.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The school district has done a great job of going out and finding the biggest and the brightest.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The factory is big news for metro Phoenix and will bring thousands of jobs.
    — The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Dedication to a job well done can be about more than the task at hand.
    — April Austin, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2022
  • There are no term limits, no board, and it is considered a job for life.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Dellinger’s case to keep his job is ongoing, and he could still be removed in the future.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025

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