earn money
Example Sentences
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Since 2021, college athletes have been able to earn money through NIL — sometimes getting paid huge sums with little oversight, a situation that’s been likened to the “Wild West.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
A common refrain among them was that, while they all still believed in the revolution, after five years they were exhausted and needed to earn money for their families.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Three years before Kent’s parents, Sherry and Alan, bought their eldest boy the Toyota truck, they saw his work ethic and drive in 1982 while Jeff tried to earn money for his Walkman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Regan said he wanted people who had been expelled from the securities business because they knew how to sell and were motivated to earn money, according to Liddle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
