How to Use workload in a Sentence

workload

noun
  • Students complained about the heavy workload.
  • All 435 members of the House have staffs of more than a dozen aides to help with a ceaseless workload.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 July 2023
  • Tatum is fourth in the NBA in minutes played and the Celtics need to take a long-term approach on his workload.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • At the same time, the agency has faced a surging workload amid high levels of migration to the U.S.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Grimes and Aranda clearly trust Reese to make plays and be able to handle a tough workload.
    Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Richardson stepped in and dominated the workload out of the backfield.
    Michael Haag, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • No doubt the return of Connaughton will help in that area, but also in terms of evening out the minutes workload for others.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Atencio said he was given a heavy workload and forced to work without breaks.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • That means backlogged orders have been shipped, and the company (and its peers) no longer need as much staff to handle the workload.
    David Goldman, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The heavier workloads for Moody and rookie Brandin Podziemski, both of whom played crunch time.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Bengals Making his return, Mixon was used as the starter and handled the majority of the workload.
    Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Goldman estimates about 25% to 50% of a job’s workload would be replaced.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The lack of help means current accountants’ hours and workloads can be grueling, upping the odds of mistakes and burnout.
    Jo Constantz, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Henry saw a diminished workload (63 yards on 15 carries) last week in a loss to the Saints, but could feast against the Chargers’ weak linebacker corps.
    Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Members of Tesla’s board worried about Mr. Musk’s workload and his use of Ambien to try to sleep.
    Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • With Mitchell out, McCaffrey could see an even heavier workload against the Eagles.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023
  • So the workload away from games has been dramatically reduced, nothing like at the start of the Pat Riley era.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The alteration lies in the need to get Ullmark reacclimated to the workload that awaits when the calendar flips to the postseason.
    Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The report noted that the judiciary’s workload had fallen off a bit this year.
    Lydia Wheeler, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • There hasn’t been any revving up in regards to team activity and he’s continued to put in the same workload he’s been doing for a while now.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • When the answers will come depends on the police officials’ workload.
    Hillel Kuttler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The chief reason was low pay, followed by a lack of resources to meet student needs and a what is often an excessive workload.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 July 2023
  • With Hunt gone, Chubb will be more active in the pass game as well -- something those spring practice sessions showcased -- but Ford will have to pick up some of that workload, too.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • Vegetable harvests were hard and time consuming and his kids were cautious of maintaining the workload after the farm was in their hands.
    Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The National Police said on Thursday that the workload for some elements of the police was up 80 percent.
    Marc Santora, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Spreading the workload helps avoid burnout and discouragement.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • As her workload increases and her life gets busier, one constant remains.
    Bruna Nessif, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Starting represented a next step in the three-time all-star's return to a more regular minutes workload for the Bucks.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The pace of the franchise has also put a lot of strain on the VFX community, which is struggling under the workload and moving to unionize as a result.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Elliott, who signed with the Patriots last week, is slowly ramping up his workload.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023

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