paid

Example Sentences

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Times investigations found nine people who said they were paid small amounts of cash by recruiters to sue the county for sex abuse in juvenile halls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

People experiencing acute financial hardship have to apply for grants and under new government rules have to be paid within 48 hours of a receipt of a completed application.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Coyne had never paid much attention to the nitty-gritty of golf-course operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Once she’d paid, she moved toward a tall cabinet and traced the decorative carved wood of the door.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu