Examples of work on in a Sentence
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Even community leaders who have worked on civil rights issues were urging the council to slow down.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
According to her children, Laverda didn’t show up to work on Monday, July 8.
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Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
4 July 2026
The gorgeous 15-inch touch-screen display is spacious enough for both working professionals and creatives to work on multiple projects at once.
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Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
From working on cars in Ireland to preparing to tee it up alongside the world’s best at The Open, David Howard has reached his first major while taking up to 30 tablets a day.
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Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Williams-Ellis had a 90-minute session with Murray — who in 2013 became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title in 77 years — to work on poses.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
The pair first met while working on the set of the The Mexican in 2000.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
His pioneering work on the colonial bar portrays a profession living through extraordinary uncertainty.
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Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
There's a lot that still needs to be worked on, a lot that still needs to be done.
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Tamara Keith,
NPR,
4 July 2026
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
According to her children, Laverda didn’t show up to work on Monday, July 8.
—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
4 July 2026
The gorgeous 15-inch touch-screen display is spacious enough for both working professionals and creatives to work on multiple projects at once.
—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
From working on cars in Ireland to preparing to tee it up alongside the world’s best at The Open, David Howard has reached his first major while taking up to 30 tablets a day.
—
Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Williams-Ellis had a 90-minute session with Murray — who in 2013 became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title in 77 years — to work on poses.
—
ABC News,
4 July 2026
The pair first met while working on the set of the The Mexican in 2000.
—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
His pioneering work on the colonial bar portrays a profession living through extraordinary uncertainty.
—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
There's a lot that still needs to be worked on, a lot that still needs to be done.
—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
4 July 2026
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“Work on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20on. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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