professional

Example Sentences

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Life for Wilkinson today is firmly focused on elevating her professional career and protecting her personal life at home with her children.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

They picked batter Jacob Bethell before he had scored a professional century and spinner Shoaib Bashir in 2024 after he had played just six first-class matches.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

This will be Cole’s third stint as a professional basketball player.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The volume of fakes has largely outpaced the verification capacity of professional fact-checkers.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

They had heard of my rehabilitation work in Holland, he said, and they wondered—I was opening my mouth to say that I had no professional training in such things, when his next words silenced me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom