professional

Example Sentences

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Sonny, the star Portuguese water dog, went nosing around for a girlfriend when he was supposed to be attending to press obligations in the Long Island living room of his professional dog-show handler, Kimberly Calvacca.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It has a general background and an idea of what it’s doing but it doesn’t have the professional judgment.”

From Barron's

So was Powell’s, but he soon adopted the economic framework of the Fed’s professional staff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kelly was undefeated in 10 fights as a professional and had his sights set on the top tier of the division.

From BBC

It was really just the luck of having a professional actor suddenly in my life.”

From Los Angeles Times