line of work

noun phrase

: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money : job
He's in a dangerous line of work.

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Stallworth, from Indiana, savors his cross-country moves, seeing them more as a destination, even in his often seasonal line of work. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Back pain forced him into a new line of work. Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025 The skies were beginning to darken, but in Olbinski’s line of work, timing is everything. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Most of the sons and daughters of the proprietors who remained had little interest in continuing their parents’ line of work. M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line of work

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“Line of work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20work. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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