hired help
Example Sentences
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“He hired help, and I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025
“If you treat people like the hired help — especially as younger people become more immersed in their career opportunities — they don’t stay in the job,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022
You comb through social media looking for details slipped by friends, wedding guests, the hired help.
From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2022
Though residents have historically hired help from the outside, the pandemic has limited their ability to employ as much staff as in the past.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2022
Classic style ignores the hired help and looks directly at what they are being paid to study: All children acquire the ability to speak a language without explicit lessons.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
