side job

Example Sentences

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You're down in the pub with your mates or whatever, you're pleased you've done a quick side job.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

What did you do for your side job?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

She has a side job decorating for parties and has also been studying for ministry at her church, he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

He became so interested in chemistry that he took a side job as an assistant for a chemist at a dairy that churned butter.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2023

He refused to take any side job, even at an art school or museum, that might distract him from his work or require that he subordinate himself to another person.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023