work in
verb
worked in; working in; works in
1
: to insert or cause to penetrate by repeated or continued effort
2
: to interpose or insinuate gradually or unobtrusively
worked in a few topical jokes
Examples of work in in a Sentence
I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup.
managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork
Recent Examples on the Web
Looking for work in big cities, entire families have left the grandma’s neighborhood and the responsibility of maintaining those houses, airing them out when needed, somehow fell onto her.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Smith worked in the Dixon School District as a paraprofessional and long-term substitute, the district said in a statement following Smith’s arrest last year.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The couple, who both work in finance in the tech and energy sectors, are just two of the many Angelenos who have recently moved to Colorado.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2025
As with the deceptive home robot demos, there is a difference between the ideal version of a task and the messy reality of putting humanoids to work in commercial settings.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Smith worked in the Dixon School District as a paraprofessional and long-term substitute, the district said in a statement following Smith’s arrest last year.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The couple, who both work in finance in the tech and energy sectors, are just two of the many Angelenos who have recently moved to Colorado.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2025
As with the deceptive home robot demos, there is a difference between the ideal version of a task and the messy reality of putting humanoids to work in commercial settings.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for work in
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20in. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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