career
noun
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework.
careers
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pluralof career.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof career (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
careernounan occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework.
Example Sentences
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When Graham Platner ran for Senate, he came with an irresistible, dream candidate profile: a plainspoken veteran and man of the people who was ready to change careers from oyster farmer to politician.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
An offbeat comedy about two friends trying to break into the then-emergent world of music videos, the film stars John Cusack and Tim Robbins just as their careers were starting to take off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Wilkes has decided to spend above average on careers advice and trips, including to universities, to help expand pupils' horizons but it is still hard.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
This has led to some athletes delaying graduation in order to extend their college careers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
But both those careers had to do with dead animals.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
