day job
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Emma maintained a day job at a Shanghai wine importer, and worked at the vineyard on the weekends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
My approach is that unless your day job is day trading, stocks are for the long run, and pullbacks and bear markets tend to be opportunities to get in.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
"If it was better paid, maybe you could have less of a day job or no day job."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
They explain how this has worked in the past and how it could look in the modern day, incorporating constitutional meaning within your community, at your day job, and in your personal life.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
“What’s funny, Finnegan? I box. This place is more like a day job. You know what a day job is?”
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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