hire out

Example Sentences

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But many states also hire out prisoners to do that same work at big private companies.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Between them, the three companies, which hire out their devices via smartphone apps and have operated in Paris since 2018, have a total of about 15,000 scooters zipping around the capital.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023

According to the listing, the buyer will have to sign an agreement stating they will not hire out or use the costume for public exhibition before getting the item, due to copyright law.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2023

Many editors from a variety of publications use Twitter to post calls for pitches: stories they're hoping to hire out to freelancers.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2022

I could sew or hire out to scrub stables.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson