line of work
noun phrase
: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money : job
He's in a dangerous line of work.
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Eventually, another woman enters the picture—Soo-Min (Sandrine Holt), the Hungarian client’s wife, who, unlike Myrna, is entirely unfazed by Karsh’s line of work.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
That line of work has led to important progress in disparate fields of computer science, from cryptography (opens a new tab) to algorithmic game theory.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
So in the real world, people in your line of work either have or create an LLC, a loan-out corporation, a close corporation, an entity for the production.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Every operative admits that infidelity runs rampant in their line of work even before George hooks each up to a polygraph machine.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
That line of work has led to important progress in disparate fields of computer science, from cryptography (opens a new tab) to algorithmic game theory.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
So in the real world, people in your line of work either have or create an LLC, a loan-out corporation, a close corporation, an entity for the production.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Every operative admits that infidelity runs rampant in their line of work even before George hooks each up to a polygraph machine.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for line of work
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“Line of work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20work. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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