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Recent Examples of workaday Most of us are just workaday guys relying on a daily wage to support their families. Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 24 Mar. 2020 Against the big personalities of politics and business, workaday people can seem inconsequential. Time, 5 Mar. 2020 In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson’s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis’ remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. Howard Reich, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2019 Fleck dreams of becoming a stand-up comic, but his workaday existence is anything but funny. John Wenzel, The Know, 3 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for workaday
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Adjective
  • That was followed by the Israeli-Gaza war, which to date has claimed the lives of around 64,000 Palestinians, including ordinary Gazans, according to the local health authority.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Joan and Luke had a love that was all fireworks and sexy dazzle; after Luke died, Joan married Larry, who was all ordinary-guy solidity.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • These accents are often what will take an outfit from mundane to a look worth mimicking.
    Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Other more mundane explanations of disappearances include weather, such as rogue waves, human error and more.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Perfect for long flights, city strolls, or casual dinners, the moisture-wicking fabric is stretchy, breathable, and even offers UPF 40+ sun protection.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Keep it casual in sneakers, or wear it with suede ankle booties to the pumpkin patch.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Many automakers returned to advertising during the NFL season last year as vehicle inventory levels returned to more normal levels.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her therapist – who Heming Willis accidentally referred to her as her own caregiver – explained how normal these feelings were.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The mundane worries or thoughts of everyday life seemed to dissolve under the vast sky, replaced by the rhythm of the land and the quiet insistence of nature.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That is, the group enables Hamas to be both arsonist and firefighter, enhancing its control and reach into the lives of average, everyday Palestinians in Gaza.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Protesters signaled their support for Karki through an informal vote on the messaging app Discord.
    Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Bolsonaro's presidency was marked by intense skepticism about the pandemic and vaccines and his embrace of informal mining and land-clearing for cattle grazing, pushing deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest to record highs.
    Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For instance, if a wildfire—even if far away—coincides with weather systems blowing pollution into your region, AirNow’s email will recommend staying indoors more than usual.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As such, there’s always been a thrill of danger to every fight, but the difference this time around is that the stakes are far higher than usual.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In typical athlete origin story fashion, the first half of the Christy trailer depicts the unpolished, brunette Sweeney as real-life champion Christy Salters Martin slugging it out in practice, training on a beach, and hugging her supportive team.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Workaday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workaday. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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