1
: a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off
2
: the period of time in a day during which work is performed
workday
adjective
Examples of workday in a Sentence
On workdays I usually wake up at six o'clock.
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During their workdays, Todd and Allison stayed in touch.
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Longreads, 9 July 2024
As the sun rises over Manhattan, the Washington Commanders linebacker finds himself in a Flatiron District yoga studio heated to over 100 degrees with Goodell, who often does the ancient practice before beginning his workdays running the nation’s most popular league.
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Eighteen-hour workdays at peasant wages is not for everybody.
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Longreads, 9 July 2024
As the sun rises over Manhattan, the Washington Commanders linebacker finds himself in a Flatiron District yoga studio heated to over 100 degrees with Goodell, who often does the ancient practice before beginning his workdays running the nation’s most popular league.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 9 July 2024
Eighteen-hour workdays at peasant wages is not for everybody.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 9 July 2024
The math is simple: $5 per day times 200 workdays per year times 20 years invested in a good growth fund at 8% equals $45,578.92!
—Dan Danford, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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workday
noun
work·day
-ˌdā 
1
: a day on which work is performed
2
: the period of time in a day during which work is performed
workday
adjective
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