side job

Example Sentences

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You're down in the pub with your mates or whatever, you're pleased you've done a quick side job.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Up until she was hired to play overbearing mom Beverly Goldberg on “The Goldbergs,” Wendi McLendon-Covey worked a side job in addition to acting in films like “Bridesmaids” and shows like “Reno 911!”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

“Even the $1,700 was a stretch for me,” said Lombana, 43, who supplements her teaching income with a side job doing educational testing.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

Even with his annual salary, a side job evaluating graduate nursing students and Social Security income of $2,500 a month, making the payments — estimated at $1,000 a month — feels impossible.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

He refused to take any side job, even at an art school or museum, that might distract him from his work or require that he subordinate himself to another person.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023