Sentence examples for earned a handsome from inspiring English sources

I lived in a former one-room schoolhouse nearby and earned a handsome sum operating a pneumatic hammer, a type of jackhammer.

He offered up a witches' brew of bare-knuckled, no-holds-barred racism and earned a handsome annual income from these performances.

While reigning as the Olympic super heavyweight champion, he earned a handsome salary as a mining engineer in Shakhty, located in a coal-mining area, but the government afforded him plenty of time to train.

For example, when the qualifying draw was made in July 2011 Moldova had a world ranking of 85, meaning that at that moment England could have earned a handsome 862.5 points by beating them.

Like scores of fishermen, MacLean once earned a handsome living trolling for salmon in these waters south of San Francisco.

The Mexican government assessed heavy export taxes on these items and smugglers earned a handsome profit by stealing these products in Mexico and smuggling them across the border.

He was earning a handsome living.

He stayed put, earning a handsome salary but also absorbing the flak.

The talk show guests are not paid, but many of the hosts earn a handsome living.

Now, as a respected elder statesman in the business world, he could help lead CBS back to its dominance of broadcasting while earning a handsome profit for Loews.

Last September, Ouda planted his fields with strawberries, taking a chance that the crossings might re-open and allow his crop to earn a handsome return.