How to Use paid in a Sentence
paid
adjective- She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.
- She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.
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The event featured a mix of free and paid activities, all with a fairy theme.
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Melanie Savage,
Courant Community,
5 July 2017
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The roster will still grow via free and paid DLC in the year-plus span following the game's launch.
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Sam MacHkovech,
Ars Technica,
1 Nov. 2018
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There are paid membership options that open the doors to private offices, but the gorgeous, loft-like main space is open to the public.
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Elizabeth Depompei,
Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2019
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Black women in the United States are paid 61 cents for every dollar given to white men.
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Halley Bondy,
NBC News,
22 Aug. 2019
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Will a bumper crop of high-end RFAs looking to get paid top dollar force teams into making deals to meet budgetary constraints?
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Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
20 June 2019
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The idea is to offer a free and paid tier, with the latter costing $9 a month for people not already paying for Fit4Mom class subscriptions.
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Jennifer Van Grove,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
13 Sep. 2017
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The Ambassador Premier program is a pre-paid, automatic replenishing program.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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