Thesaurus / jobbed
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
They have jobbed public works and pocketed a "rake-off" on all municipal supplies.
THE OLD WORLD IN THE NEWEDWARD ALSWORTH ROSS
In my room—a fair, yellow-haired woman; she jobbed at me with the knife twice over.
THE QUEEN OF HEARTSWILKIE COLLINS
The mace was shortened and the handle jobbed down once upon the bare flaxen head.
SIR NIGELARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
I took this job and jobbed it out—Mr. Surrey jobbed it out to Johnson, and let Johnson run it.
WARREN COMMISSION (5 OF 26): HEARINGS VOL. V (OF 15)THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY
Its ministry had been jobbed, its character defiled, by unscrupulous politicians.
IRISH HISTORY AND THE IRISH QUESTIONGOLDWIN SMITH
Some folks' chillun took sticks and jobbed (jabbed) you all while you wuz bein' beat.
SLAVE NARRATIVES: A FOLK HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATESWORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
The fact is, he had been originally jobbed out by the day, and he never quite got over his old habits.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBYCHARLES DICKENS
It was generally admitted that the Government grants were jobbed and misappropriated to a scandalous extent.
A HISTORY OF EPIDEMICS IN BRITAIN, VOLUME II (OF 2)CHARLES CREIGHTON
The great Duke himself was a dandy once, and jobbed on, as Marlborough did before him.
THE BOOK OF SNOBSWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
He was a regular race-goer and himself owned several hacks which he either rode himself or jobbed out.
THE CONFESSIONS OF ARSNE LUPINMAURICE LEBLANC