work on

verb

worked on; working on; works on

transitive verb

1

: affect

worked on my sympathies

2

: to strive to influence or persuade

Examples of work on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Musician Rain Phoenix — sister of Joaquin and River Phoenix — will also receive organization’s Spirit of Elysium honor for her work on behalf of the communities The Art of Elysium serves. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

This is especially the case in blue-chip neighborhoods, where, one person who’s worked on several new development projects tells me, larger layouts are now king. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026

Its San Francisco office shares a parking lot with Cognition, and at least 30% of his engineers still work on-site with customers. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Across television, books and international media projects, Bleyer brought political comedy to audiences worldwide and won four Emmys for his work on Jon Stewart’s show. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for work on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon