How to Use gig economy in a Sentence

gig economy

noun
  • The gig economy has made its way to the C-suite.
    — Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Clarke is a freelancer staying afloat in the gig economy.
    — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • That evening, Mindy laments to Emily that the gig economy is a scam.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Dube sees scope for extending this approach to the gig economy.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, a look at the latest debt ceiling timeline and how to do your taxes in the gig economy.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The gig economy is booming and the concept of starting a side hustle lures many.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The trial of the six Britons revealed more about how this gig economy functions.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
  • Arlen, meanwhile, has caught up to the techno-dystopian present (gig economy, manosphere, and all).
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The gig economy is evolving, and the question is not whether AI will change it.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Influencers are the poster children for the gig economy.
    — Corey Buhay, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And by the late-2000s, the gig economy was booming.
    — Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Not with a retirement party and a gold watch but with a second career in the gig economy.
    — Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • While freelancers enjoy the freedom of the gig economy—freedom ain’t free.
    — Ebony Flake, Essence, 29 May 2024
  • The stakes are especially high in the gig economy, where payouts can make or break someone’s rent.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Ansari’s main idea was to show the gig economy, and those stuck on the lower end of the economic scale’s struggles just to say alive.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And the gig economy is even showing signs of strain, with food delivery orders slowing.
    — Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 8 June 2025
  • So, rows of shops with the shutters down, no satisfactory work, the gig economy.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 May 2023
  • Changing course Bolainez isn't the only one in the gig economy world racing to adapt as costs climb.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This greater psychological burden has been heightened in the past decade with the rise of the gig economy.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
  • Shift work is here to stay, and many workers embrace the flexibility of the gig economy.
    — Allison Arzeno, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The legal tussle serves as a stark reminder of the broader challenges facing the gig economy.
    — David Astoria, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Democrats have focused more on the gig economy and unionized labor getting undercut by non-union firms.
    — Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024
  • That could include joining the gig economy, taking on part-time work, or selling unused items to bring in extra cash.
    — Tania Francois, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The book is, in other words, a tale of drift in the gig economy—but one you get coaxed into reading by the novelty of its conceit.
    — Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
  • That might leave many workers turning to the gig economy to uphold and fuel their dreams for a flexible future.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • With the rise of the gig economy, millions of workers are turning to their phones to generate extra income.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Driven by wage slowdowns in their day jobs, other members of Gen Z have turned to the gig economy to make ends meet.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
  • And many of those who've joined the movement are earning income from their backyard treehouse homes in the sky as part of the gig economy's short-term rental boom.
    — Cari Shane, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Today, the gig economy accounts for up to 12% of the global labor market.
    — Lindsey D. Cameron, Harvard Business Review, 21 June 2024
  • The lockdowns have devastated people who work in the perilous gig economy.
    — Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2020

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