paid

Example Sentences

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Whereas previous tournaments had large building costs paid for by taxpayers and borrowing, 2026 costs are instead being paid for by the attendees.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

At the individual level, you may extract much more or much less than you paid in, depending on accidents such as your life span.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The law firm represented all nine of the clients The Times spoke with who said they were paid to sue the county.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Jokes about Twitch streamers getting paid to do nothing were funnier the first 1,000 times you saw them somewhere, and even then, they weren’t worth more than a passing snicker.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

As though it was choreographed, cries of outrage rang out, and I wished I’d paid more attention to what the guy was saying.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin