How to Use full-time in a Sentence

full-time

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  • Gen Z doesn’t want your full-time job.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Misty quit her job to make sure her son had full-time care.
    — Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
  • None of them was a full-time politician.
    — J. Mark Powell, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
  • Two board members have left full-time jobs.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Howard left his job two years ago and has been a full-time golfer since.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Both worked full-time and cared for her two brothers.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Now, most of my gear lives in these drawers full-time.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There are no full-time starters who are freshmen on this squad.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
  • That rarely resolves to a six-month search for a full-time hire.
    — Sue Mysko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Both were turned into full-time starters by the Padres.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Those were his only two seasons as a full-time starter.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Most of the members of the council have full-time jobs.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Only one has returned to work full-time.
    — Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Most full-time narrators can record around fifty books a year.
    — Adam Verner september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For many, the job search has become a full-time job in itself.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But the return to full-time pitching seems to have come at a cost.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Both ranked dead last in the major leagues among full-time hitters.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Also of note is its lack of a full-time four-wheel drive option.
    — Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The former switches from a full-time to a part-time role next year.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • How has your work as a full-time artist influenced your taste in decor?
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The two got married two years ago and moved back to Haiti full-time.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
  • That’s despite having a full-time job.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • He has been forced to increase wages to keep his five full-time workers.
    — Peter S. Goodman Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Those boos continued at full-time.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Plus, these homes come with enough amenities needed to live in them full-time.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • To do thousands of trades in a quarter, that's a full-time job and then some.
    — Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Your temp work may even convert to a full-time job or act as a resume-builder.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Her dad, who played in a band but kept a full-time job in sales, spent hours teaching her chords.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Keeping up with the latest ideas from the world’s top thinkers can be a full-time job.
    — PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Would that be enough for Carrick to be given the job full-time?
    — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

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