out of work

Example Sentences

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In addition to childcare costs — which you should at least not have to pay while your husband is out of work — there’s diapers, baby formula, sanitary products, clothing and countless trips to the doctor’s office.

From MarketWatch

“I just went up to him, and I said, ‘Hey, I hope you don’t think I’m just trying to get out of work,’ ” McIndoe said.

From Los Angeles Times

What is more likely, economists say, is that AI will help most employees to do their jobs better, instead of putting them out of work altogether.

From MarketWatch

By some estimates, about one in five young Nepalis is out of work.

From BBC

And with the rice fields destroyed, "many people are out of work."

From Barron's