nine-to-five
Example Sentences
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They have since gone their separate ways, with one in his first year at uni and the other working nine-to-five.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
Studies have consistently shown that nonstandard work schedules -- working outside the traditional nine-to-five workday -- can negatively impact physical and mental health as well as social and family life.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2024
Just over 2.5 million followers later, he quit his nine-to-five and recently booked his first nationwide tour.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
Cousin Tye was one of the only dudes in my family that kept a nine-to-five and never wanted anything to do with street stuff.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2024
He hated all the people who lived in air-conditioned houses with the windows permanently sealed, and drove air-conditioned cars to nine-to-five jobs in air-conditioned office buildings that he said were little more than gussied-up prisons.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
