desk job
noun
: a job that someone does while sitting at a desk
She left her desk job to become a farmer.
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At the time, Veronica was working a desk job for a rival insurance agent.
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Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
When a band of terrorists begins sowing chaos, Sam escapes the gray monotony of his desk job through vivid, dreamlike visions — until reality and fantasy collide with explosive consequences.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 July 2025
The traditional 9-to-5 desk job is becoming a relic of the past.
—David Ko, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Roger is now a dairy manager at Kroger after losing his plum desk job at AT&T.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
When a band of terrorists begins sowing chaos, Sam escapes the gray monotony of his desk job through vivid, dreamlike visions — until reality and fantasy collide with explosive consequences.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 July 2025
The traditional 9-to-5 desk job is becoming a relic of the past.
—David Ko, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Roger is now a dairy manager at Kroger after losing his plum desk job at AT&T.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for desk job
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“Desk job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desk%20job. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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