profession
Example Sentences
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JC: One gets the sense that living here triggered your choice of profession?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
He believes that footballers seek an identity separate from their profession.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Once assisted suicide is legal, the role of the state and the medical profession shifts—from preventing self-inflicted death to regulating its provision.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
In a subsequent article, Cynthia’s mom, Gandy, who’d put up a $2,000 reward, criticized the newspaper’s focus on her daughter’s profession.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Cyrus had decided that even though the army was not perfect, it was still the only honorable profession for a man.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing profession
Can I Work It? Words for "Job"
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"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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