How to Use payday in a Sentence

payday

noun
  • Is this Friday a payday?
  • When is my next three-payday month?
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
  • So of course, Cole got his payday.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Here comes the bride, here comes the groom, here comes the payday?
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Train turned down a big-payday show in that part of the world as well.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2022
  • But what else can van der Kolk buy with this payday?
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That means this will not be a huge payday for most people.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • But the lefty seems bound for a huge payday on the open market.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That then opens the chance of a payday for the short-sellers.
    — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, many states have banned or cracked down on payday loans.
    — Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020
  • The young stars of the league are still waiting to cash in on their big paydays.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Austin Reaves is in line for a massive payday.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And Fudd comes in with a historic payday in the league.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The case was brought by payday lenders who object to a bureau rule.
    — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 16 May 2024
  • Nearby, the door of a check cashing and payday loan store sat wide open.
    — Rozina Ali, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
  • He's earned a huge payday, and the Phillies are the team that should give it to him.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Burnes is on the verge of getting a huge payday from whichever team lands him.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Even his best paydays from racing were spent before the check reached his hand.
    — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • But that doesn't mean he won't be offered that kind of payday in the future.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Apr. 2022
  • That very code may be the one thing standing between a locked brick and a payday for a thief.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Five hundred dollars was a big payday.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Scaling up that much would be a big payday for the Club holding.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
  • His outstanding play means Reaves is in line for a big payday.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Matter proceeded to show the payday for the first group on a big screen.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • There was a reason why Fox was taking jobs for the payday and not the part.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 11 May 2023
  • Be wary of anyone promising a big payday or who won’t sign your return.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The big paydays that I was used to just weren’t coming around anymore.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Robertson is a game-breaker in line for a major payday.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • High-interest debt such as credit cards or payday loans should be paid down first.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And the shift could mean a major payday for staff outside the C-suite.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025

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