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US
/ˈdʒɑb, ˈdʒoʊb/
]
NOUN
- a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
- any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
- a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
How To Use Job In A Sentence
- You do an estimate, and then it might cost a little bit more when you actually do the job.
- It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for.
- Paul's being a bit evasive about this job.
- Early plans for a bit of work were killed off when he lost his job.
- I badly wanted the job, but knew that my age would probably tell against me.
- He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
- Those cuts included 11,000 production jobs and 2,000 salaried jobs. Times, Sunday Times
- A repair job is bad enough; but an investment in managerial ego is worse. MANAGING FOR RESULTS
- The job of ministers is to abolish and remove these obstacles to good teaching. Times, Sunday Times
- This job title presto changeo is just like the presto changeo of MK77, really bad if Saddam uses it, not so much if the US uses it the same way. Think Progress » Woodward Reveals Important Clues About White House Smear Campaign
