earn money

Example Sentences

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He recalled that his mother was so engrossed in her spiritual work that he needed to earn money to pay for her rent and get food for the family.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“These operators earn money by dividing pupils into different groups,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Social media has allowed the 26-year-old to earn money from her books, which Martínez uses to continue her training in medicine, a passion she wants to combine with poetry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

With few other options, the American children went with their parents — except for Hernández García, who had not been detained and stayed to earn money and send medicine home.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

If I can’t get enough meat with my sling, I can, and may have to, earn money.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George