How to Use breadwinner in a Sentence

breadwinner

noun
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  • Her husband has a good job and is the main breadwinner.
    — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2022
  • For a time, Ramírez’s father was the sole breadwinner so her mother could stay home to take care of the kids.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2022
  • With breadwinner dad on board, wives and children got a price break.
    — Bob Greene, WSJ, 10 May 2022
  • In these states, almost half of men believe that men should be the breadwinner while women tend to the home.
    — Rosemary Wardley, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Without Jerry as the breadwinner, Sharon Vulich plans to sell at least some of the farm and live off the proceeds, the lawsuit said.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Thousands of miles apart, Araceli was the main breadwinner for her son, but Daniel had to learn how to grow up without her.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • What does the economy look like for a Black breadwinner mom?
    — Katica Roy, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Whether it’s you or your spouse, the breadwinner isn’t the only one who may need life insurance.
    — Erik Carter, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • With the proceeds from the sales of the doll pattern, King’s gone from from stay-at-home mom with an Etsy shop on the side to the primary breadwinner.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 26 Jan. 2021
  • That’s still a lot of money to a family with just one breadwinner.
    — AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • She was trained as a nurse, was an active member of her church and the breadwinner for her family of six.
    — Joseph Diaz, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Kitty was the sole breadwinner in her household for more than a season.
    — Vulture, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The glitch occurs when a breadwinner gets coverage from work but cannot afford to add a spouse and kids.
    — oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2022
  • During these years, Maryam was the breadwinner for her children.
    — Time, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Put this way, in 85% of couples 50 years ago, the husband was the primary breadwinner.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Many were family breadwinners, putting their own lives on the line to help others back home.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
  • The virus killed her stepfather, who was the household’s main breadwinner.
    — Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The Morgans credit their husbands as the breadwinners and heads of household.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • Both men were fathers and the sole breadwinners of their families.
    — Heather Chen, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Naeem was the breadwinner for her family and had worked as a journalist for 12 years.
    — Babar Dogar, ajc, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Surely, if one of them is the major breadwinner, then the stay-at-home partner would be expected to perform more of the chores?
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Those who've become the breadwinner or major support of a household because of the death of the head of household due to the disaster.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Brookings says about 40% of U.S. households have women as the prime breadwinner.
    — CBS News, 3 July 2022
  • Alfonce Nyamwaya, a close friend, told the Star that Nyabuto was the breadwinner for her family in Kenya.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Growing up, my father was the breadwinner and managed the finances.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 6 Oct. 2021
  • His wife, Lital Salahiya, an Israeli Jew, is now the sole breadwinner through her job as a supermarket cashier.
    — Dov Lieber, WSJ, 29 July 2022
  • Before his arrest, Tim had been the breadwinner for the family.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The two reconnected and for a time Caroline was the home's breadwinner.
    — Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Only when wives are the only breadwinners do men spend more time on caregiving than their wives.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • His wife, Susan Goldmark, who held a lucrative job at the World Bank, was getting tired of being the main breadwinner.
    — Andy Kifer, New York Times, 11 July 2023

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