hired help
Example Sentences
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“He hired help, and I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025
It doesn’t make sense that Isaac, who comes off as a fairly self-important professional, doesn’t have any hired help when Sylvia arrives, especially given the family’s obvious economic resources.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024
“If you treat people like the hired help — especially as younger people become more immersed in their career opportunities — they don’t stay in the job,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022
Many of them stayed on as hired help following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, docent Sidlauskas said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2019
Classic style ignores the hired help and looks directly at what they are being paid to study: All children acquire the ability to speak a language without explicit lessons.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
