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

"I'm not a hypocrite. I'm the breadwinner, earning my living there for my wife and children," Sopian Suputra, who works as a security guard at the plant, said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Have your ideas on what it means to be a breadwinner changed at all?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

On the very eve of our trip, Albus’s mother, Kendra, died, leaving Albus the head, and sole breadwinner, of the family.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling