professional

Example Sentences

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The pressure of sending a missive to the one writer you had lived your entire professional life wishing you could ever be as good as nearly derailed the whole enterprise.

From Los Angeles Times

Before that athletics had been largely amateur until the 1980s, when athletes were left to generate their own income if they wanted to turn professional.

From BBC

Exercise stands out as a low cost and widely accessible option that also improves physical health, making it appealing to both patients and healthcare professionals.

From Science Daily

He turned professional at 18 and was a European champion at 20, with world honours following a year later.

From BBC

In just his second season as a professional in the league, Little had made history.

From BBC