How to Use freelancer in a Sentence

freelancer

noun
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  • But of course most freelancers today are not working through apps.
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 29 Aug. 2018
  • Upwork makes its money by taking a cut of the cash paid to the freelancer.
    — Theodore Schleifer, Recode, 24 July 2018
  • There’s a lot freelancers can do to help our clients paint a more accurate picture of humanity.
    — Michelle Goodman, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Frank Vaisvilas is a freelancer for the Daily Southtown.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, Daily Southtown, 14 July 2018
  • Not surprisingly, the privateers simply continued their old ways, now as freelancers.
    — Rinker Buck, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2018
  • Yet the Mac Pro's latest price likely put these machines out of reach even for many of Apple's core audience, like freelancers and artists.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 June 2019
  • Pete used Fiverr, an online service that allows people to pay freelancers to do a variety of tasks, from graphic design to education.
    — Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, 9 Nov. 2018
  • The share of independent contractors—which is how freelancers are typically classified—had shrunk since 2005.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2019
  • The number of workers who are self-employed—usually independent contractors or freelancers—grew by 7,200.
    — Kim MacKrael, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2018
  • The freelancer’s face was burned and his jaw was split open.
    — Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
  • But the other freelancer and I are paid out of the same pot of money.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 21 May 2021
  • As a freelancer, there won't be a shortage of tasks to do.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • To best align, include the freelancer in the scoping process.
    — Matthew Mottola, Forbes, 2 June 2021
  • The Covid-19 tax break for gig workers and freelancers.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2024
  • This week, freelancer Basem Wasef joins the Window Shop crew for the first time.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Fast forward to the 1.5-year mark and our team of freelancers was growing.
    — Ginni Saraswati, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
  • If so, where to start in putting value-for-the-freelancer into the equation?
    — Jon Younger, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
  • With productions stalled, the prospect of something in the works gave freelancers hope.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 8 May 2024
  • Such was the case for Megan Belden, a 25-year-old freelancer from San Francisco.
    — Natalie Johnson, NBC News, 29 June 2021
  • Alexandria first pitched the story as a freelancer last fall.
    — Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 July 2021
  • As a freelancer, Montague sets aside a specific time block to stay on top of her work.
    — Jacqueline Yoo, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2020
  • The first is to cut down on all of the driving done by freelancers who collect scooters at night for charging.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The freelancer claimed someone else had posted the videos in an act of sabotage.
    — New York Times, 21 July 2022
  • Anyone who has been a freelancer knows the pain of trying to get paid in a reasonable amount of time, let alone on the time at all.
    — Rachel King, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The freelancer said the man was wearing a hat bearing the insignia of Patriot Prayer.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2020
  • At the time, Castro was a freelancer, doing wardrobe on photo shoots.
    — Zan Romanoff, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Most of these people are freelancers, called in from around Louisville on any given night to help out with a broadcast.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Some forecasts project as many as half of all U.S. workers could be freelancers within the next decade, many of them by choice.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 29 Nov. 2019
  • While taking gigs and busking on the subway, Placido was moonlighting as a freelancer designer for the GAP.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Think of influencers like partners rather than freelancers.
    — NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024

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