Sentence examples for sacked about from inspiring English sources

The phrase "sacked about" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be a misinterpretation or a combination of phrases, as "sacked" typically refers to being dismissed from a job, while "about" does not fit well in this context.
Example: "He was sacked from his job last week."
Alternatives: "fired" or "dismissed."

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He has been sacked about one time for every 11 throws, or about one time for every six completions.

And if relations between Banks and her label are "frosty", they will have been made worse by the fact that she has sacked "about six managers and 10 PRs" since 2012.

After a 40-yard touchdown reception by a wide-open Santana Moss, who was about 10 yards behind safety Doug Shanahan, the usually ebullient Cottrell shouted, "That's one of the worst plays of camp!" After a Wayne Chrebet catch as he squeezed between safeties Sam Garnes and Damien Robinson: "He was sacked about five times on that".

As the curtain was being lifted on the Linux store, Valve sacked about 30 members of staff including high-profile developer Jeri Ellsworth who was reportedly working on the hardware behind the company's console.

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Paul Moore, the former HBOS executive who was sacked after warning about the bank's risky sales culture, said: "If you have five people with potential conflicts of interest it is extremely difficult to see how justice can be seen to be done.

In 2005 the party's deputy chairman was sacked for loose talk about cuts.

Most people are concerned about getting "sacked" by the deck.

How many more stories can you read about sacked 50-year-olds who think they'll never find a foothold again?

Yes, everyone should have the right to marry, and to get divorced, regardless of sexual orientation, but this is a time when there ought to be more concern about who's getting sacked than who they're in the sack with.

Is it more stressful wondering if you're about to get sacked than being relatively sure of it?

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