hardworking
adjective
hard·work·ing
ˈhärd-ˈwər-kiŋ 
: constantly, regularly, or habitually engaged in earnest and energetic work : industrious, diligent
a hardworking young woman
"Our students have to be very hardworking and committed. They put in long hours. …"—
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Of course, all of these venues have access to the organic crops grown on-site in the garden pavilion, from onions and peppers to herbs and edible flowers; those hardworking pollinators in the bee hotel also supply fresh honey.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
This man was quiet, hardworking, but in no way distinct among the members.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Gray’s latest film, about a two New York City brothers — one a get-rich-quick ex-cop (Adam Driver) and another a dutiful hardworking engineer family man (Miles Teller) — isn’t a mere exercise in the 1980s crime milieu, but rather a very personal family story for the director.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2026
In an odd coincidence that shows how much this kind of story was burning to be told, two movies debuting at major festivals this past year have both depicted the same unlikely gay romance — one involving gritty, hardworking professional truckers living on the road.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
This man was quiet, hardworking, but in no way distinct among the members.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Gray’s latest film, about a two New York City brothers — one a get-rich-quick ex-cop (Adam Driver) and another a dutiful hardworking engineer family man (Miles Teller) — isn’t a mere exercise in the 1980s crime milieu, but rather a very personal family story for the director.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2026
In an odd coincidence that shows how much this kind of story was burning to be told, two movies debuting at major festivals this past year have both depicted the same unlikely gay romance — one involving gritty, hardworking professional truckers living on the road.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for hardworking
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“Hardworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardworking. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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hardworking
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