earn money

Example Sentences

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She wants to earn money as an artist; Cricket just wants to be left alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

A temporary job, part-time work, freelance assignments or an internship can help you earn money and expand your network while you continue to scout for your forever career.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Megan has spent months looking for work to earn money while studying at a sixth form college.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But the increases did not extend to the country's hundreds of thousands of tricycle drivers, who earn money by carrying passengers down narrow, winding alleys on small motorbikes and carriages.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

But I’ve got to earn money now more than ever, so each day, when Shiloh takes his long nap, I set out with my plastic garbage bag hanging out one jeans’ pocket.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor