Examples of paycheck in a Sentence
I went to the office to pick up my paycheck.
Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.
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The storms also unfolded just as airport security screeners missed their first full paycheck over the weekend.
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Emilie Megnien, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
The storms unfolded just as airport security screeners missed their first full paycheck over the weekend.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
In a statement, TSA leaders said some staffers can’t afford the gas necessary to drive to work, because this is at least the third paycheck in six months that workers have gone without, after a previous partial government shutdown last fall.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Christine O'Shields, a Coast Guard spouse whose husband has served nearly 21 years, said recent paychecks arrived without warning after families initially expected to go unpaid.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Emilie Megnien, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
The storms unfolded just as airport security screeners missed their first full paycheck over the weekend.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
In a statement, TSA leaders said some staffers can’t afford the gas necessary to drive to work, because this is at least the third paycheck in six months that workers have gone without, after a previous partial government shutdown last fall.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Christine O'Shields, a Coast Guard spouse whose husband has served nearly 21 years, said recent paychecks arrived without warning after families initially expected to go unpaid.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paycheck. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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paycheck
noun
pay·check
ˈpā-ˌchek 
: a check in payment of wages or salary
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