How to Use on the job in a Sentence

on the job

1 of 2 phrase
  • There’s only one scene of the women on the job and no sense of a crew or a director.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • The lifeguard’s family said this is the teen’s first summer on the job.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Dillon Gabriel started six games last season and also has his eyes on the job.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Level 3 asks whether the learning changed behavior on the job.
    James Glover, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Depending on the job, installation can start the very next day.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Higher interest rates tend to be a drag on the job market, while lower rates can boost hiring.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 29 July 2026
  • And of course, the question everyone wants answered is how much their nannies are earning while on the job.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Two teen girls attacked a CATS bus driver on the job a year and a half ago.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Which is why Rhaenyra stumbling during her first days on the job really sucks as a Team Black truther.
    The Editors, Vulture, 3 July 2026
  • The hosts also sought greater job protections, pay and promotion standards transparency and a voice on the job.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • Perry has spent his first 15 months on the job trying to overhaul an aging and expensive roster.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Republican Mike Storm is the incumbent, with only a few weeks on the job.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Not picking a lane From Day 1 on the job, Yzerman preached patience.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • The company expects to save $29 million to $32 million on the job cuts.
    Joseph Wilkins,justina Lee,sarah Min, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • In her 25 years on the job, this was the first time Stolarz had heard of people using the riverfront for mini concerts.
    Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • During his first 365 days on the job, Caine made more than 330 trips to the White House.
    Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Steven McDonald, who was shot while on the job in Central Park 40 years ago this month.
    Ali Bauman, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Susan Nykaza remembers her first day on the job as a mail carrier in Blue Island.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In his first 50 days on the job, Gansey has now swiped three players that could have helped his old team, including Dean Wade.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • That is until 2016, when locals began to notice fewer and fewer contractors on the job site.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
  • Still, more than halfway into his second year on the job, the limits of Carr’s position have also become apparent.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • The first actress cast in the lead part of Captain Kathryn Janeway, Genevieve Bujold, quit after two days on the job.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • Workers want products that perform on the job without looking out of place beyond it and that’s exactly why Dickies is well positioned to lead.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In May, during a tense commission meeting, a majority of commissioners declined to give her a raise after her first year on the job.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Tuesday was the last day on the job after more than three decades for one beloved Catholic priest in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    Joe Holden, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The 62-year-old Tinley Park resident is retiring after 39 1/2 years on the job.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Below, Entertainment Weekly looks back at eight other unsettling encounters celebrities have had while on the job.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • Mortuary schools now spend less time than ever teaching restoration, and the rise of cremation affords working morticians fewer opportunities to learn those skills on the job.
    John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • Workers look for footwear that performs on the job but also feels appropriate outside of work; versatility has become an important part of performance.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Judgment built through years on the job still comes from the worker, and that judgment is what makes the technology deliver more value in experienced hands than in inexperienced ones.
    Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

on-the-job

2 of 2 adjective
  • There is no on-the-job training.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This is not an on-the-job-training role.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • So, there’d be no need for on-the-job training.
    Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • Lack of sleep can lead to mistakes at work and is the cause of many on-the-job injuries each year.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Was this game part of an on-the-job training program for officials?
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • If elected, Atkins said there will be little need for on-the-job training.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The system is structured to build sustainable, on-the-job habits.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Then on-the-job training begins, lasting up to four years and with some failing to make it through.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The secret to writing success goes deeper than on-the-job training.
    Laura Kipnis, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Many of the jobs require advanced degrees, and new hires often need years of on-the-job training.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • In this perilous era, there’s no time for on-the-job training in the nation’s capital.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Ah, your on-the-job experience helped fix a longtime problem.
    WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
  • And facing challenges head-on requires on-the-job adjustments.
    Matt Leach, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Technical and on-the-job training will provide preparation for the work.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Their outputs were then scored by humans with actual on-the-job experience in those fields.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • After which they would be required to do on-the-job training in Philadelphia.
    Tom Costello, NBC news, 6 May 2025
  • By providing on-the-job training, employers can tap into a wider talent pool.
    Kara Dennison, Sphr, Cprw, Ec, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Or will his on-the-job education prove overly expensive?
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Training is eight weeks long and includes personalized on-the-job mentoring.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There will be on-the-job training as well as advancement opportunities.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Does your employer offer on-the-job training or tuition subsidies?
    Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This summer, workers across the country are staring down the barrel of on-the-job illness, injury, or death due to extreme heat.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
  • During Mars’ six-week passage through Taurus, achieving an on-the-job milestone is your focus.
    USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
  • The restaurant makes housing available to its employees in two apartments above the shop and provides them with on-the-job culinary training.
    Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
  • Internships, apprenticeships and on-the-job training give young people a way to earn, learn and see a future for themselves.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Rosenthal said her service dog undertook four weeks of training with a professional, as well as more at-home and on-the-job training.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, the Dolphins are continuing their proud tradition of on-the-job training.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
  • His prior on-the-job experience in the role did not prove sufficient in this extreme situation.
    Eric Kevin Stern, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
  • No experience is necessary and on-the-job training is provided.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Ashley Williams founded the on-the-job mentorship initiative.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025

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