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

The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

With Elliot Anderson asked to be the fulcrum of the team, the Argentine midfielder took up the slightly wide-on-the-right midfield position that City have been working on this season. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

When Harvey began working on her column, during the 2025 season, the team was already 0–4, almost halfway to its eventual record of 0–10. — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Chris Hansen is not at the Venice Film Festival for this weekend’s world premiere of a film inspired by his work on To Catch a Predator, but the man still proved to be the center of attention during Primetime‘s press conference. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for work on

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