breadwinner

Example Sentences

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As the breadwinner for her family, Modica said the stress of student debt never goes away.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

"As they are the main breadwinner of their families, they have a lot of influence," said Ganesh Gurung, chief of Nepal's Policy Research Institute.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

At that time she had become the family's main breadwinner, his nightclub business having begun to fail.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

He used to be the breadwinner but recently went on disability.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Katherine was now the mother and father, the love and the discipline, the carrot and the stick, and the sole breadwinner.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly