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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Employees still receiving paychecks include around 57,000 Customs and Border Protection officers, 25,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, and 51,000 Coast Guard members, according to the internal numbers.
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Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
But the funding lapse is set to begin impacting other parts of DHS, with FEMA and TSA workers and the Coast Guard — most of whom are deemed essential and have continued to work during the shutdown — expected to receive only a partial paycheck later this week.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
The Secret Service is among the agencies where the vast majority of employees are continuing their work but missing a paycheck.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The majority of Americans belong to the working class and are finding their paychecks unable to keep up with the higher and higher prices of everyday needs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
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Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
But the funding lapse is set to begin impacting other parts of DHS, with FEMA and TSA workers and the Coast Guard — most of whom are deemed essential and have continued to work during the shutdown — expected to receive only a partial paycheck later this week.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
The Secret Service is among the agencies where the vast majority of employees are continuing their work but missing a paycheck.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The majority of Americans belong to the working class and are finding their paychecks unable to keep up with the higher and higher prices of everyday needs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paycheck. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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paycheck
noun
pay·check
ˈpā-ˌchek 
: a check in payment of wages or salary
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