Usage examples of "puestos vacantes" in Spanish with translation to English

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El niño se acostó con los calcetines puestos. The boy went to bed with his socks on.
Él llevaba jeans puestos. He had jeans on.
Los nombres de los estudiantes que se habían echado el examen estaban puestos en el boletín de anuncios. The names of the students who failed in the examination were posted on the bulletin board.
¿Por qué tu madre siempre lleva lentes de sol puestos? Why does your mother always wear sunglasses?
Los oficinistas de manos largas no mantendrán sus puestos por mucho tiempo. Clerks with sticky fingers won't keep their jobs for long.
Tom no llevaba sus zapatos puestos. Tom didn't have on his shoes.
Anoche soñé que estaba en mi graduación y traía puestos un pijama y pantuflas. Last night I dreamt that I was at my graduation and I was wearing pyjamas and slippers.
Tom tiene amigos en puestos influyentes. Tom has friends in influential places.
Ellos fueron puestos en prisión. They were put in prison.
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