odd job
Example Sentences
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He flitted from one odd job to the next before reluctantly returning to acting in 1956, when he was 20.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021
Being a diplomat for the world’s most undiplomatic regime must be an odd job.
From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2019
Olympics host is an odd job, and it has only gotten odder as streaming, real-time coverage of the games has transformed the primetime show into an outdated, flag-waving clip job.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2018
His friend Bill comes in, tired from an odd job that barely paid him enough to cover his gas.
From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2015
One Saturday afternoon, Katie had an odd job at Gorling’s, a large department store in Williamsburg.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
