How to Use earn in a Sentence

earn

verb
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  • Portland seeks to earn three points atop the NWSL standings against one of the league’s worst teams.
    — oregonlive, 10 June 2023
  • Moore's contributions to the team earned him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
    — Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2023
  • Jenner's eye for style has also earned her a new gig this year.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
  • McCarthy finished with two saves to earn the clean sheet.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • Weaver allowed one run, zero earned, on five hits and struck out eight.
    — Treasure Washington, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2023
  • The Corps is looking for young adults who want to earn a high school diploma and get paid and are willing to work hard.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • After months of bargaining workers at the plant are now set to earn around $20/hour.
    — Time, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Their win earned them a promotion into the English Football League for the first time in 15 years.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 29 May 2023
  • This Lands’ End Down Coat earned high scores during our test in comfort, warmth, and value.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The movie earned Oscar nominations for De Niro and Lewis.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • For all the success on the ground, Williams was instrumental to the game’s first score, displaying some of the talent that earned him the starting nod as a sophomore.
    — Aidan Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The film earned generally mixed to positive reviews, but only a middling score of 6.6 out of 10 from users of the Douban movie fan site.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But Singer’s path to earning a spot on Orange High School’s football team as placekicker was far from smooth.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • Brussels sprouts may have earned a sort of murky reputation in your house growing up.
    — Emily Nabors Hall, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Gold moved to Knoxville, Tenn., in 2003 to raise a family and earn a law degree from the University of Tennessee.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The Chargers continue to push young safety JT Woods in his bid to earn more defensive playing time in 2023.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Looking for more products that have earned our BHG Recommends seal of approval?
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Noteboom now will earn a base salary of $5 million and carry a cap number of $11.6 million, according to Overthecap.com.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • But some people might respond by working more, since one year’s work would earn a longer-lasting reward.
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
  • What about the question around if Dan earns his redemption by the end — or is that also a season two conversation?
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
  • Become a Subscriber André 3000’s intuition long ago earned him a claim to being one of the greatest rappers alive.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Rudy Gobert during a fracas, earning a four-game suspension from the league.
    — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Well to cut through the competition and earn the top debut should be a very encouraging sign for Musgraves.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Prior entries in the 16-year-old live-action series have earned as much as 70% of overall box office returns outside of the U.S. and Canada.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 June 2023
  • Not everybody in the modern game has those abilities, to earn the right to walk around but to affect the game in such a manner offensively.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • During the height of the Great Depression, Thornton Prince had earned the reputation of being a lady’s man.
    — Kellie Walton, Redbook, 28 July 2023
  • The album is the follow-up to 2019’s This Land, which earned the artist Grammys for best rock song, best rock performance and best contemporary blues album.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And by the way, companies can never buy our recommendation: Their products must earn it, fair and square.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, these plush winter boots have earned more than 8,600 five-star ratings at Amazon, cementing their spot as a cold-weather staple.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Wiig, who left the show in 2012, earned her Five-Timers jacket (but not without some drama during the monologue) with a performance that was note-perfect in sketch after sketch.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024

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