How to Use paycheck in a Sentence

paycheck

noun
  • I went to the office to pick up my paycheck.
  • Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.
  • My whole paycheck for two weeks.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no next paycheck to fall back on.
    — Allison Palmer march 6, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Jobs aren't just about paychecks.
    — Vivian Tu, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Need an area rug that pops, but won’t eat up most of your paycheck?
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Many were set to miss their first full paycheck at the end of the week.
    — Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Each of them got the same paycheck and offices of the same size.
    — Alex Traub, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • If all goes to plan, this will last me until my next paycheck.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 18 Apr. 2024
  • My eldest gives us all his paychecks.
    — Jamil Jan Kochai, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • No sign of when their paychecks might resume.
    — Jenny Abamu, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There are guys who do it just for the paycheck, but there are very few of those guys.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 26 Apr. 2021
  • For many workers, two weeks is a long time to wait for a paycheck.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The flyer job wasn’t about a paycheck.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • This is where most of your paycheck should go to pay your monthly bills.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
  • That simple math tells you how much to set aside from each paycheck.
    — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • As my Dad used to say, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck.
    — Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • So, if the job market heats up again, paychecks may get a boost, too.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
  • At the end of the day, the fans are the ones that are signing my paycheck.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Track what comes in, what goes out and what is due before the next paycheck.
    — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • But the gap goes beyond paychecks.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The scarring doesn’t stop at paychecks.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • By machines that don’t sleep, don’t call in sick, and don’t need a paycheck.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The basics take up too much of the paycheck to begin with.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 13 May 2026
  • Aim to be able to survive at least a month without a paycheck.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • The next paycheck is due to land on Wednesday.
    — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • For Morris, the pause means a lost paycheck.
    — Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Lunch is provided at work, though that time is a break in my paycheck.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Many are expecting their next paycheck at the end of this month.
    — The Npr Network, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The bills keep going up while paychecks remain the same.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026

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