swing shift

Example Sentences

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It could be that the job has downtime when you can work on personal projects or has a swing shift so you can use your mornings to write.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2023

He chose the swing shift so that his wife could use the couple’s car for her day shift.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2022

Folk said that at the downtown jail, yesterday's "swing shift" was the first time in three months that an employee was not mandated to work overtime, and was compromised of only volunteers.

From Fox News • Jan. 19, 2022

He’s a floor boss at Bimbo Bakeries USA, working swing shift at the company’s Pico Rivera distribution center.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021

I took on a security job, swing shift at a furniture warehouse in Sunnyvale.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini