hire out

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In the past, the college has had to hire out a community centre to fulfil extra space requirements on exam days.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

They learned that as early Richmond began to industrialize, plantation owners would hire out their enslaved workers to city businesses and factories.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

Many editors from a variety of publications use Twitter to post calls for pitches: stories they're hoping to hire out to freelancers.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2022

“When it comes to those very niche trades it’s really, really nice to throw in the towel and hire out those jobs,” she says.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2022

I could sew or hire out to scrub stables.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson