hired

Example Sentences

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Last month, I visited a Hollywood neighborhood where one frustrated resident hired her housekeeper to document chronic problems related to homelessness, illegal dumping and criminal activity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Matt Guttman, hired away from ABC News by Weiss to become senior national correspondent, is one name being mentioned, along with Major Garrett, the network’s chief Washington correspondent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Field, Mr. Tabor contends, was to blame for the fiasco, having bought the wrong cable-laying equipment, hired the wrong ships and employed the wrong captain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Universal has already hired about 100 people in the UK and has had 33,000 individuals expressing interest in employment through its website.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

She said she’d hired an accountant to manage things.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen