work in
verb
worked in; working in; works in
1
: to insert or cause to penetrate by repeated or continued effort
2
: to interpose or insinuate gradually or unobtrusively
worked in a few topical jokes
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Examples of work in in a Sentence
I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup.
managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork
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Rich Clarke, the bitcoin meetup group’s organizer, who works in real estate, told me.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
My land is made up of goldsmiths who worked in the time of the Egyptian pharaohs and of the first artists in the world in Chiribiquete.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Through observing how actors, makeup artists, set and prop designers make a living by working in this 24/7 simulation, Gates shows the ease with which ordinary people contribute to the nation’s war machine.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
What the op-ed describes as a systemic issue the fact that his family’s large dental practice cannot find managers and doctors willing to work in the Greater Hartford locations.
—Garth Andrew Myers, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
My land is made up of goldsmiths who worked in the time of the Egyptian pharaohs and of the first artists in the world in Chiribiquete.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Through observing how actors, makeup artists, set and prop designers make a living by working in this 24/7 simulation, Gates shows the ease with which ordinary people contribute to the nation’s war machine.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
What the op-ed describes as a systemic issue the fact that his family’s large dental practice cannot find managers and doctors willing to work in the Greater Hartford locations.
—Garth Andrew Myers, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20in. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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