professional

Example Sentences

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But it’s gotten to the point where playing certain college sports can be as lucrative – if not more so – than being a professional athlete.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Outside law, professional organizations, including those representing financial professionals and engineers, declined to provide data on accommodations for professional exams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Wrack said teachers need professional training to help them "identify, challenge, and safely de-escalate behaviour rooted in online radicalisation, sexism, and hate."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

If he paid as much attention to choosing a driver in his personal life as he does in his professional one, we’d all be safer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Unlike folk music, it has usually been written recently and belongs to professional musicians, and new popular tunes quickly replace old ones.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones