EMPLOY in a Sentence
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347 example sentences for EMPLOY, such as:
1. We employ friendly and knowledgeable staff.
2. None but a wise man can employ leisure well.
3. Some religions employ ritual more than others.
4. We employ an expert to advise on new technology.
5. Because of the legislation I could not employ a woman.
2. None but a wise man can employ leisure well.
3. Some religions employ ritual more than others.
4. We employ an expert to advise on new technology.
5. Because of the legislation I could not employ a woman.
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Meanings and Examples of EMPLOY
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employ
v. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
n. the state of being employed or having a job
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 I saw I must employ another hand, and thought of Lanyon.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
2 To whom he said that, for reasons he would soon explain, but entreated not then to be asked for, he had found it necessary to employ his son at a distance for a little while.
3 This he spoke with a tone of conscious importance, which formed a strong contrast to the modest terms which he thought it proper to employ.
4 But everybody says it's a shame something can't be started, to keep the men going a bit better, and employ the girls.
5 Standing, then in an irresolute attitude for a few minutes, as if he did not well know how to employ himself, he turned round and looked at Oliver, and called him by his name.
6 He had, very soon after their engagement ceased, got employ: and all that he had told her would follow, had taken place.
7 One was an old woman, whose name is not mentioned, and the other was William Crowder, a game-keeper in the employ of Mr. Turner.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
Context Highlight In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
8 Sherlock Holmes pushed him down into the easy-chair and, sitting beside him, patted his hand and chatted with him in the easy, soothing tones which he knew so well how to employ.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
9 I think we might employ it in getting some dinner and then, Lestrade, we will take the London fog out of your throat by giving you a breath of the pure night air of Dartmoor.
10 The Swiss youth was never found again, and there can be no doubt that he was one of the numerous agents whom Moriarty kept in his employ.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
11 And I even attempted, more than once, for my own private satisfaction, to employ his methods in their solution, though with indifferent success.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
Context Highlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
12 When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it.
13 As dinner was not to be ready in less than two hours from their arrival, Elinor determined to employ the interval in writing to her mother, and sat down for that purpose.
14 I think, Elinor," she presently added, "we must employ Edward to take care of us in our return to Barton.
15 My sister, who had begun to be alarmingly meditative, had to employ herself actively in getting the gin the hot water, the sugar, and the lemon-peel, and mixing them.
Example Sentence: (137 in 10 pages)
1 None but a wise man can employ leisure well.
2 I will engage for his behavior should you decide to employ him.
3 We employ an expert to advise on new technology.
4 We might have to employ someone temporarily as a stopgap measure until we can fill the post.
5 Because of the legislation I could not employ a woman.
6 Some religions employ ritual more than others.
7 The organisers have to employ performers to pull a crowd.
8 Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as seven.
9 We employ people without regard to their political or sexual orientation.
10 We employ friendly and knowledgeable staff.
11 An essential element to the doctrine is the employer's "continued willingness to employ" the employee.
12 People who employ pregnant women and children in hazardous occupations do so because such labor is cheaper than the labor of adult men, it's a simple matter of maximizing profits.
13 The only other variation we employ is buttered on both sides Texas Toast that's been grilled to golden glory.
14 The woman secretaries should be employed for their ability not for their looks.
15 The government has employed a dual strategy to achieve these two objectives.