hired

Example Sentences

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Hired to replace the sacked Thomas Frank, Tudor has arrived to find Tottenham riddled with injuries and low on confidence.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Hired patent trolls create what economists call deadweight loss: economic value destroyed by conduct that suppresses output and investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Hired in October 2024, Mr Singh had hoped to earn a decent living with this job, and that is why leaving the ship without salary was not a viable option for him.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Hired in 1961 to write “women’s features” for NBC’s “Today Show,” she was eager to expand beyond the “soft, fluffy” stories and to be taken seriously as a journalist.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025

Hired out to work in a Maryland shipyard, he planned to flee with the help of Anna Murray, a free black woman.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis