well-paying
Example Sentences
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In an economy with limited well-paying jobs, many have rejected societal pressures to overwork or have stopped working completely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
There was a sweet irony watching them close the set with “Intro,” a modest instrumental jam from their debut that has, through well-paying commercial placements, become their calling card to mainstream pop.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
It began with promises of well-paying jobs in Russia from a Nairobi recruitment agency.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Brett Holzhauer, 31, thought he had achieved everything he had set out to accomplish: a college education, a well-paying job as a writer, a primary residence, and two investment properties.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025
Mr. McCullough had a steady, well-paying job; Mrs. McCullough had, for the past fourteen months, been a full-time mother to the baby and planned to be so indefinitely.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
