Sentences with 'earnings'
Example sentences and phrases with the word earnings and other words derived from it.
• « With his earnings he had bought a 1985 Plymouth Laser from his father. The boy's only weakness was speed. »
• « Women, feminists argued, needed economic independence, the ability to support themselves before marriage without losing status or respectability, and the right to retain the property and earnings they brought in and accumulated during marriage. »
• « Although most sent a large portion of their wages home, having even a small amount of money of their own was a liberating experience, and many used their earnings to buy clothes, ribbons, and other consumer goods for themselves. »
• « In response to these arguments, Southerners argued that Northern factory workers were treated worse than slaves. Their work was tedious and poorly paid. Their meagre earnings were spent on inadequate food, clothing and housing. There was no dignity in such a life. »