How to Use paid in a Sentence

paid

adjective
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  • She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.
  • She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.
  • Drenik: What are your thoughts on the resurgence of paid search?
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • The call for more paid sick leave was a major sticking point in the talks.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The roster will still grow via free and paid DLC in the year-plus span following the game's launch.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2018
  • The event featured a mix of free and paid activities, all with a fairy theme.
    — Melanie Savage, Courant Community, 5 July 2017
  • Lakhwant Singh, the gas station's owner, said the church came to him with the idea to give pre-paid gas to the community.
    — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Here's a look at the highest paid edge rushers in the league for the 2020 NFL season, based on current contracts.
    — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 4 June 2020
  • In 2003, Kimball convinced the FBI to use him as a paid informant to stop a murder again.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 12 May 2023
  • In March 2021, Lara joined Fox News as a paid contributor.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The problem is the bigger the state government gets, the bigger the politics in and around it gets, the more paid staff those in power want.
    — Jon Caldara, The Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2019
  • He was advised to purchase a pre-paid gift card in the amount of $410 to pay only for his taxes and insurance.
    — cleveland, 2 July 2020
  • Black women in the United States are paid 61 cents for every dollar given to white men.
    — Halley Bondy, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Admission for kids is free in October with a paid adult.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Admission is free for kids in October with a paid adult.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • She shouldn’t be involved in issues as a non-paid activist either.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2022
  • This is not a paid opportunity, but rather a prize for our Photo of the Day contest.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Plus, your own volunteer time isn’t deductible, no matter your usual hourly rate for paid work of the same type.
    — Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The Kids Nite Out, nighttime concerts and a Sunday gospel event require paid tickets.
    — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • There are paid membership options that open the doors to private offices, but the gorgeous, loft-like main space is open to the public.
    — Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Parents said they were told the could enroll their children on-line or forfeit their pre-paid tuition fees in full.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The caller instructs the resident to go to a convenience store and purchase a specific kind of pre-paid cash card in the amount of $500.
    — chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2020
  • He was then told to withdraw the cash and purchase pre-paid gift cards and provide the PIN numbers to the lottery organizer.
    — cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The nation and states often exclude women who have stillbirths from paid leave.
    — Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Costco is one of the latest companies to try to rein in sharing of paid memberships.
    — Ngai Yeung, WSJ, 28 June 2023
  • There was definitely a paid plant that started screaming at me, yelling at me.
    — Jordan Crucchiola, The Cut, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Our earnings are what’s left after expenses on a paid invoice of fish sales.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The idea is to offer a free and paid tier, with the latter costing $9 a month for people not already paying for Fit4Mom class subscriptions.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Will a bumper crop of high-end RFAs looking to get paid top dollar force teams into making deals to meet budgetary constraints?
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 June 2019
  • The company said such behavior by paid creators is rare.
    — David Ingram, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024

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