second job

Example Sentences

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She can’t get a second job; if she did, she would then make too much to live in government housing—but still wouldn’t be able to afford to live elsewhere.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Brewer said it's such "a struggle" that his partner has taken a second job and he "without a doubt" will have to change roles if nothing changes.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“As a single mom, I thought I could finally quit my second job .... but the housing market had a different idea,” said Martinez, who is vice president of the union’s patient care unit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

She’s grateful that she had already secured a second job sterilizing medical equipment for 3,000 pesos a month at a nearby clinic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Then he got fired from his second job and from his third, and was kicked out of the electricians’ union and started doing odd jobs and day work.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls