gainful

Example Sentences

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“I think the history of technology innovation is that people have re-skilled and have found gainful employment in other aspects of the economy,” said Joe Baratta, global head of Blackstone’s private-equity business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

The bad news was that I had absolutely no idea how to find gainful employment.

From Salon • May 27, 2024

"I ended up in another toxic, damaging relationship, lost hope of gainful employment and life got exponentially worse," she says.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023

The victims targeted were ineligible for COVID-19 unemployment benefits in California for varying reasons, including retirement, gainful employment, or being incarcerated.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2023

The argument went that we benefitted from compulsory education, as it provides a livelihood for formerly enslaved, who couldn’t find gainful employment after the war.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland