hold a job
Example Sentences
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He was a misfit from Tucson, a high school dropout who had once worked the grill at Jack in the Box but couldn’t hold a job.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
According to prison records, she can hold a job at the facility in which she is housed, at an hourly wage rate no higher than $1.15.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023
In 2021, the couple said their son used a new medication and was able to hold a job for three months, but did not continue on the drug.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023
It reports that just over 5% of Americans who are over 80 still hold a job, as of October.
From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2022
Was one of the first black men to hold a job there, too.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
