Examples of gainful in a Sentence
graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
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The goal is to prepare these students for their future jobs by developing the skills needed to find gainful employment.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
Where do alien nerds find gainful employ?
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
But Under Strain The Total and Permanent Disability discharge program, which offers debt relief to student loan borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful employment due to a medical impairment, is still available.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
At her age, being prickly was neither enchanting nor gainful.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
Where do alien nerds find gainful employ?
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
But Under Strain The Total and Permanent Disability discharge program, which offers debt relief to student loan borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful employment due to a medical impairment, is still available.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
At her age, being prickly was neither enchanting nor gainful.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for gainful
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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gainful. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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