Sentence examples for unusual occupation from inspiring English sources

We have been investigating Jack Riley in Ossining, and his unusual occupation, the hat concession at Sing Sing.

Promoting a do-it-yourself revolution — in the book and on their blog, Root Simple (rootsimple.com) — is an unusual occupation.

They think that a moderately unusual occupation — alligator wrangling, sports-memorabilia hawking, storage-locker rummaging — and a camera are all that is necessary to make a watchable show.

The landlady preferred the sub-tenant… We have been investigating Jack Riley in Ossining, and his unusual occupation, the hat concession at Sing Sing.

His unusual occupation, Mr. Ponticelli believes, is what set him apart from all the typical bankers and traders Ms. Quittell was used to meeting.

The New Yorker, October 14 , 1933P. 16 We have been investigating Jack Riley in Ossining, and his unusual occupation, the hat concession at Sing Sing.

Contestants with unusual occupations mimed their jobs to celebrities who had to guess what they did for a living.

He is also a photographer whose work appeared in "Odd Jobs," a photographic essay for children about unusual occupations.

The New Yorker, April 22 , 1939P. 65 Names of Inns, strange foods served in strange sounding places; slogans and sales phrases; women with unusual occupations.

By Ward Morehouse The New Yorker, April 22, 1939 P. 65 Names of Inns, strange foods served in strange sounding places; slogans and sales phrases; women with unusual occupations.

But among the 200,000 Britons who emigrate each year are many who have won their visas and permits in unusual occupations.