PROFESSIONALISM in a Sentence

Learn PROFESSIONALISM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
196 example sentences for PROFESSIONALISM, such as:
1. She wants to become a professional cook.
2. The golf tournament is a professional event.
3. No one can touch these girls for professionalism.
4. They are as jealous as a pair of professional beauties.
5. And that's better than the life of professional corpses.
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 Meanings and Examples of PROFESSIONALISM
professionalism
 n.  the expertness characteristic of a professional person
Classic Sentence: (81 in 6 pages)
1  Jurgis, as a beggar, was simply a blundering amateur in competition with organized and scientific professionalism.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
2  They are as jealous as a pair of professional beauties.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
3  Giles now wore the black coat and white tie of the professional classes, which needed--Isa looked down at his feet--patent leather pumps.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 13
4  He was not only a professional peacemaker, but from practice a hater of all feuds and brawls.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
5  Mrs Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
6  And that's better than the life of professional corpses.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
7  His features were not naturally intended to wear a smiling aspect, but he was in general rather given to professional jocosity.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
8  Oliver obeyed, and followed his master on his professional mission.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
9  When this was over, the chairman gave a sentiment, after which, the professional gentleman on the chairman's right and left volunteered a duet, and sang it, with great applause.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
10  She likes you very well, but she will want me to look a little higher than a small dairy-farmer, and marry a professional man.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 9 Love Leads a Shrewd Man into Strategy
11  A professional case of great gravity was engaging my own attention at the time, and the whole of next day I was busy at the bedside of the sufferer.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In III. A CASE OF IDENTITY
12  All day I was engaged in my professional work, and it was late in the evening before I returned to Baker Street.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS
13  He is a professional beggar, though in order to avoid the police regulations he pretends to a small trade in wax vestas.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
14  I have watched the fellow more than once before ever I thought of making his professional acquaintance, and I have been surprised at the harvest which he has reaped in a short time.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
15  He had for years been known as a professional beggar, but his life appeared to have been a very quiet and innocent one.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
Example Sentence: (115 in 8 pages)
1  No one can touch these girls for professionalism.
2  Good customer relations require courtesy, professionalism and effective response.
3  Our professionalism as individuals and as a group is constantly under scrutiny.
4  You will need to seek professional advice about your claim for compensation.
5  After this heartbreaking experience, Thorpe turned to professional sports.
6  Anne chose an upmarket agency aimed at professional people.
7  Inspector Marshall was commended for his professional and caring attitude.
8  She wants to become a professional cook.
9  Bill idolizes his big brother, who is a professional footballer.
10  Our professional service promises you a wedding without compare.
11  I'm a professional and I have to conduct myself in a professional manner.
12  Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture.
13  The work of interior design could be outsourced to those professional companies.
14  The golf tournament is a professional event.
15  A disciplinary hearing will examine charges of serious professional misconduct against three surgeons.