hardworking

adjective

hard·work·ing | \ˈhärd-ˈwər-kiŋ

Definition of hardworking

: industrious, diligent a hardworking young woman

Examples of hardworking in a Sentence

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Her boyfriend is a good, hardworking kid who is a commercial fisherman in our tiny Alaska town. — Heather Lende, Woman's Day, "New Beginnings," 6 Jan. 2012 Brazil needs more hardworking teachers and honest school principals, dedicated municipal workers, crusading public-health officials, and incorruptible judges. — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, "Brazil Is Moving Its Embassy to Jerusalem," 5 Nov. 2018 Not so fast Marvin Bagley's hardworking approach could help the Kings. — Jon Schultz, sacbee, "A procrastinator's guide to the Sacramento Kings’ 2018 NBA draft," 21 June 2018 The small successes of a hardworking postwoman who fosters her wrecked family’s children, or of a recovering drunk who defies the mini-bar, appear heroic amid the general failure. — The Economist, "Tommy Orange’s debut novel is a work of defiance and recovery," 5 July 2018 Sitting at a picnic table with her sister and daughter, Anderson remembered her son as a good man who was funny, hardworking and cared for his family more than anything. — Samantha West, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "It's been 2 years since Jay Anderson Jr. was killed by a Wauwatosa police officer. His family continues to grieve.," 23 June 2018 Giuseppe was a hardworking man, an excellent provider and very devoted to his wife and family. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Giuseppe Rossitto," 30 May 2018 The hardworking Kansas City, Missouri, native takes this latest success in stride. — Lori Bergamotto, Glamour, "Kate Spade: A Fashion Force, and a 2002 Glamour Woman of the Year," 5 June 2018 Tressel praised Gonzalez as honest and hardworking and worthy of support. — Mark Naymik, cleveland.com, "CLE Chatter: Ed FitzGerald to judge drivers without licenses; county sniffs out case of doggy doo-doo; Martin J. Sweeney's daughter defends her political home with bedroom picture," 8 Mar. 2018

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