How to Use "Staff" with Example Sentences

staff (v): to provide an organization with workers

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Used with adverbs:

"The hospital is well staffed."
(well, fully, properly, adequately, inadequately)

staff (n): a group of people who work for the same company

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Used with adjectives:

"She is part of the full-time staff."
(full-time, part-time, permanent, temporary)

"This company has the most experienced staff."
(experienced, qualified, skilled)

"I have been a part of the kitchen staff for five years."
(kitchen, hospital, hotel, library, office, administrative, editorial, campaign, school)

Used with verbs:

"The company has a small staff."
(has, employs)

"They are going to hire additional staff."
(hire, recruit, appoint, lay off, fire, dismiss)

"The company is using bonuses to retain staff."
(retain, train)

"They don't pay their staff enough."
(pay)

"He joined the hospital staff last year."
(joined, left)

"Our staff is working many hours."
(be + working)

"He was treated by an awesome medical staff."
(be +treated by, be + helped by)

"The staff cannot do this work without direction."
(do, carry out)

Used with nouns:

"We have four staff members on our team."
(members)

"He is seeking a full-time staff position."
(position)

"They were experiencing a staff shortage."
(shortage, turnover)

"The company is going through staff cuts."
(cuts)

"I was in the staff meeting for three hours."
(meeting, room)

Used with prepositions:

"She has been on the school staff for ten years."
(on)