How to Use part-time in a Sentence

part-time

adjective
  • About half work full- or part-time.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • For those who do work, most are in part-time roles with low wages.
    — Our Place, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The idea of maybe going back part-time comes up.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Three part-time workers round out the staff of six.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Your child wants to earn their own money through chores or part-time work.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
  • One part-time worker's pay fell by over 70%.
    — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 May 2026
  • The shift to a part-time role has been an adjustment.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The conditions of the part-time job weren’t bad.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The team is small, and everyone works part-time.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Fiscal savvy gained by working part-time jobs.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Those teachers have since been rehired on part-time pay.
    — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 12 May 2026
  • Ted’s employs five full-time and two part-time tailors.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Their little brother picked up part-time jobs.
    — Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Amy, who works part-time, was told to buy new earbuds herself.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 June 2025
  • The former switches from a full-time to a part-time role next year.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • If necessary, many get part-time jobs.
    — Nancy K. Schlossberg, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • On one hand, a part-time role could be a blow to Bayless' ego.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • One of his gigs is part-time work at a big box lumber and hardware store.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Keeping your pool clean can feel like a part-time job during the warmer months.
    — Martha Sorren, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Chris Casad worked part-time at a feedlot this winter.
    — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026
  • All but one of the vacancies were for a part-time teacher.
    — Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Third graders who attended full-day preschool showed more gains than those who went part-time.
    — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 11 Dec. 2023
  • And many of the jobs that were created are part-time or low paying.
    — Justin Mayo, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The part-time residents used to keep a beater to drive around.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Initially, the move was meant to be a part-time getaway.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Take a part-time job that might lead to something bigger or better.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Many stock photographers, if not most, do it as a part-time job.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Ready to apply for part-time remote jobs but not sure what roles are available?
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That's why the district is offering part-time job shares.
    — Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • All but one of the 14 part-time staff members works in the library.
    — Scott McIntosh, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026

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