How to use "earn" in a sentence

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So she walked around the wet, cold streets hoping to earn something

When Barnett left at about 8 p.m., Mary knew she had to go out into the streets to earn some money

She finally managed to earn a little money sewing shirts, but she was unable to send money regularly to the Thenardiers.

He did not earn very much money, but it was enough for the rent and simple meals

What do you earn as a lawyer?'

He persuaded Cosette, therefore, not to use any of the money her guardian had given her, and to live on the money that he had started to earn as a lawyer

"People who want to earn money and energy units," said Ding

The center was always busy, because everyone was eager to earn energy units

You can earn a lot of money for it - a real salary, like your mom's."

And the Russians giving them a hand to earn some foreign currency

The things done to Danny Evans don't constitute 'great work.' They won't earn anyone immortality

'She's too grand to talk to a girl who has to work to earn money

Life is not much fun if you work as a typist in an office, and you earn so little that you can't even buy yourself a nice pair of shoes

'Since every other girl she knows has ruined herself and made money out of it, why shouldn't she? Her friends don't earn any more than she does, but every day they wear new dresses, shoes, and so on, to work

These movements are also fighting for women's right to work, to earn equal pay and to own property

In many jobs, men earn 10 percent more than women earn.