worked in

past tense of work in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of worked in His neighbor Lupe Campos, who worked in the oil fields for more than three decades, lives three blocks from a flare. ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025 Trying to just copy what worked in The Office and paste it into The Paper would have been a recipe for disaster, and show creator Greg Daniels (who also created The Office) wisely avoids this. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The permanent cuts include about 100 people who worked in violence prevention. CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025 There are a lot of veteran casting directors that haven’t worked in years. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025 Mack had lived and worked in Los Angeles ever since. EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked in
Verb
  • Text transmitted to the Cat via the serial port was inserted into the document as if it had been typed in at the console.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Bake at 425°F until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 23-26 minutes.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Martin Suarez is the only deep-undercover FBI agent in history to have infiltrated a Colombian drug cartel.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Poland this week shot down Russian drones that infiltrated its airspace, prompting NATO to invoke Article 4.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Altogether, legislation was introduced this year in at least 21 states to prohibit or roll back provisions related to adding fluoride to public water systems, according to Abby Francl, policy analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures.
    Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But the program ground to a halt when Germany blocked the export of the engines, citing a European Union arms embargo on China introduced after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Four plays later, Hurts snuck in for the two-score lead that sealed the team’s second win.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Read about a man who has snuck into prestigious events for nearly a decade.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The attempt was tipped and brought in by Locke, who slipped loose into the secondary before taking off for a 64-yard touchdown reception.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Figure Technology Solutions — The blockchain lender slipped 1%.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Worked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20in. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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