nine-to-five
Example Sentences
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Sick of her nine-to-five job, she found the email address for an outreach worker at Cambridge, who helped her get on a degree course in theatre and education.
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In boxing, the story of the "working-class hero" - the athlete who still clocks in for a nine-to-five - is a great marketing hook.
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"Seeing these guys working a nine-to-five, coming to training and they are always up for it," he says.
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"I know for a fact that if I went into a normal nine-to-five job I wouldn't be able to afford my bills ."
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People are working full-time, working nine-to-five, then having to back it up with back-to-back trainings until 9pm.
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