waitressing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of waitressing
Example Sentences
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“And I’m like, ‘Well, what if you had to choose between waitressing 60 hours a week and taking home $200 a month after daycare costs, and becoming a mom influencer?’”
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Also exempt: performing music, hairstyling, waitressing, personal training, pet-sitting and substitute teaching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Each day, before her waitressing shift began, Diane Thomas would plop herself onto the floor of her tiny Malibu studio apartment, in front of a low-slung desk, and begin typing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
I do know it was huge enough that I could cut down on my waitressing shifts, and I could actually shift to being coat check.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Faye was waitressing at the bowling alley one Friday night when Gene wandered in with a pack of his friends.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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