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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These podcasts are conversations with people who work in the humanities in Wisconsin.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
That urban project, oddly enough, worked in tandem with an increasingly growing passion for agriculture and conservation.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Like Super, the public defender, Stephan agreed that the county’s approach is a work in progress.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
After more than two decades of working in the food space—reviving her family’s snack empire, and building her own chip brand from scratch—Dawes was ready to move on from starch.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
That urban project, oddly enough, worked in tandem with an increasingly growing passion for agriculture and conservation.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Like Super, the public defender, Stephan agreed that the county’s approach is a work in progress.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
After more than two decades of working in the food space—reviving her family’s snack empire, and building her own chip brand from scratch—Dawes was ready to move on from starch.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20in. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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