How to Use "Hire" with Example Sentences

hire (n): new person in a job

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Used with adjectives:

"She is meeting with the new hires."
(new, recent)

"She is interviewing potential hires for the job."
(potential, prospective)

hire (v): to give someone a job

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Used with adverbs:

"They hire landscape workers by the day."
(by the day)

"We prefer to hire internally if at all possible."
(internally, locally)

Used with verbs:

"We cannot afford to hire expensive contractors."
(cannot afford, can afford)

Used with nouns:

"They hired a new actor for the part."
(actor, actress)

"She hired an agent."
(agent, assistant, intern)

"They need to hire a lawyer."
(lawyer, coach, contractor, replacement, specialist, manager, photographer)

"He's in charge of hiring new employees."
(employees, workers, staff)