How to Use paycheck in a Sentence

paycheck

noun
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  • I went to the office to pick up my paycheck.
  • Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.
  • Each of them got the same paycheck and offices of the same size.
    — Alex Traub, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The taxpayers signed the front of our paychecks for the same amount of time.
    — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
  • But that was not enough to make up for the months where 25% of her paycheck was gone.
    — Sarah Alvarez, ProPublica, 23 Aug. 2022
  • So much of my paycheck goes to The Shop ($10.60 total).
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2022
  • As my Dad used to say, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck.
    — Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • This is where most of your paycheck should go to pay your monthly bills.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Alex … got a very good paycheck off of my brother's death.
    — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Of course, paychecks have also grown over the past two years — but not by as much as the cost of living.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Aim to be able to survive at least a month without a paycheck.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • If all goes to plan, this will last me until my next paycheck.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 18 Apr. 2024
  • But be ready to get along without that steady paycheck.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Cate Blanchett is opening up about her paycheck (or rather, lack thereof) from The Lord of the Rings.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Blanchett isn’t the only elf who has spoken about their Lord of the Rings paycheck in recent years.
    — EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Lunch is provided at work, though that time is a break in my paycheck.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
  • But the out-of-the-blue decision to close left baristas and cooks out of work and missing paychecks they were still owed.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Noelle Phan, a server at a high-end cocktail bar, said her paycheck has shrunk by about $300 a week.
    — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The first weeks in July are when trollers catch the most king salmon in a season and earn a big chunk of their annual paychecks.
    — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2023
  • Employers that want to come out on top need to offer more than just a paycheck.
    — Kamal Kataria, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • No one should end the month at a food bank because their paychecks don’t feed their families.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • So who are the reclusive brothers who are cashing in this huge paycheck?
    — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 10 June 2022
  • Your cash is not sitting in the bank As soon as a paycheck or a business deposit reaches a bank, it’s put to work.
    — Stephane Lintner, Fortune, 2 May 2023
  • Will teams try to coax coach Brian Dutcher to the Power-5 world of bigger paychecks and more resources?
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Paying off a loan over six weeks means assuming your paychecks will be the same six weeks from now.
    — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Just like Patriot’s paycheck deposits for 8,100 clients that day, the cash was stuck.
    — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Sosa said the families have not returned to their jobs and are missing their paychecks.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Your team needs to feel a sense of ownership—a paycheck is simply not enough to keep them engaged.
    — Francis Dinha, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Instead of being tied to a paycheck, women can choose roles that bring them fulfillment and growth.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Living paycheck to paycheck is more common, even when the paycheck is higher.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024

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