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
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Keep it light, and let spontaneity work in your favor while staying confident in your presence.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Other works in Pau’s repertoire deal with thorny subjects via more oblique and disjointed imagery.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Two women working in a gift store, who again asked not to be named, told CNN that very few customers walk in anymore.
—Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
His father, a World War II veteran who left the sharecropping farm where Blackmon’s grandfather had worked, struggled to find steady work in Mississippi after returning from military service and becoming involved in civil rights organizing.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Other works in Pau’s repertoire deal with thorny subjects via more oblique and disjointed imagery.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Two women working in a gift store, who again asked not to be named, told CNN that very few customers walk in anymore.
—Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
His father, a World War II veteran who left the sharecropping farm where Blackmon’s grandfather had worked, struggled to find steady work in Mississippi after returning from military service and becoming involved in civil rights organizing.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20in. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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