second job

Example Sentences

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"It's the older generation that I work with that cannot believe that I'll finish in the office and go and work a second job," she told BBC Radio 4's Money Box programme.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

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

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is walking away from his second job at “60 Minutes” in the latest sign of upheaval at the storied news magazine.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 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

He had two kids he doted on, never missed his child support payments, worked a second job as night security to pay for his daughter’s violin lessons.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin