line of work
noun phrase
: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money : job
He's in a dangerous line of work.
Examples of line of work in a Sentence
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In his line of work in television, Mr. Morash correctly perceived that viewers would flock to TV experts much as his father’s colleagues had turned to him.
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Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
One line of work involves designing the detachable aft end of the Vulcan booster, which will separate from the rest of the rocket, reenter the atmosphere, and deploy a parachute for splashdown.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
Estimates for costs depend on (among other things) frequency of injury in the line of work and requirements of the applicable state law, but a ballpark estimate is employers pay around $1.00 to $2.00 for every $100 in payroll.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024
Listen to this article Those of us movie critics fortunate enough to be in this line of work are always trying to squeeze another two hours or so out of the week to catch one more new film.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2024
Substance abuse is rampant in this grueling line of work; virtually everyone in Chivers’s story—whether workers, their families, or their friends—have been touched in some way by addiction.
—Longreads, 14 June 2024
Michael Borgen said his father wasn’t in his line of work to leave harsh critiques but to help restaurants improve their food, and in turn, stay in business.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
But for his own line of work, Murray doled out some advice for when jokes go horribly wrong.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
Navarro, in turn, punches the cop because this woman is not in the right line of work.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
One line of work involves designing the detachable aft end of the Vulcan booster, which will separate from the rest of the rocket, reenter the atmosphere, and deploy a parachute for splashdown.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
Estimates for costs depend on (among other things) frequency of injury in the line of work and requirements of the applicable state law, but a ballpark estimate is employers pay around $1.00 to $2.00 for every $100 in payroll.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024
Listen to this article Those of us movie critics fortunate enough to be in this line of work are always trying to squeeze another two hours or so out of the week to catch one more new film.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2024
Substance abuse is rampant in this grueling line of work; virtually everyone in Chivers’s story—whether workers, their families, or their friends—have been touched in some way by addiction.
—Longreads, 14 June 2024
Michael Borgen said his father wasn’t in his line of work to leave harsh critiques but to help restaurants improve their food, and in turn, stay in business.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
But for his own line of work, Murray doled out some advice for when jokes go horribly wrong.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
Navarro, in turn, punches the cop because this woman is not in the right line of work.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
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