worked in

past tense of work in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of worked in Harvey has worked in the sport for more than three decades, with stops at Bradford City, Leeds and the EFL before becoming a director at Wrexham in 2023. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Simmons has worked in the creator economy for more than a decade at the likes of digital channels business Fullscreen, Meta and Spotify. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Marc Sagal is a psychologist and performance consultant who has worked in sport, with Liverpool and Olympic athletes, as well as with businesses, including executives at McKinsey & Company, Hewlett Packard and JPMorgan. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The hotel assembled a mega watt team with backgrounds that read like a who’s who of travel, having worked in places like the Armani hotel in Dubai. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Some had worked in the country legally and others had been undocumented. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026 The trio lived and worked in space for 245 days, circling Earth 3,920 times and traveling a total of nearly 104 million miles (167 million kilometers), according to NASA. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Up until recently, Calderon worked in the Mayor's Office of Social Equity & Innovation while Martinez works at Denver International Airport. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 His father worked in the steel industry and helped instill a strong work ethic in his children, Sullivan said. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked in
Verb
  • The modified biochar was then inserted between layers of two biodegradable plastics, polylactic acid (PLA) and polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT), therefore creating pathways that could absorb and weaken electromagnetic waves.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Bake for 31 to 34 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Its early productions infiltrated participants’ lives through phone calls, texts and emails.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, detectives infiltrated a private WhatsApp group used to advertise and sell large quantities of drugs, police said.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Everyone duly introduced, the crew gets to work preparing for the first charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • First introduced on Italy’s Canale 5 in 1999, the word game has appeared in more than 10,000 episodes across 12 countries, according to Good Formats.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Kraft also took a direct snap and sneaked for a first down on another fourth-and-1 at the Buccaneers 10.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Ersery, a Ruskin product, snuck out of the KC metro to become an all-Big Ten left tackle for Minnesota.
    — PJ Green September 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His penchant for the audacious was on display in 2024 when Puigdemont suddenly appeared in Barcelona, gave a public speech and slipped through the police’s grip.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The father lifted the child to check out the hotel's waterpark visible from a window when the boy somehow slipped and tumbled 12 meters (about 40 feet), falling to his death.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The governor of the Kaluga region, Vladislav Shapsha, said Friday that nine people had been wounded by drone attacks on the region.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Suffice it to say the mystery bullets that landed in Rate Field’s bleachers in 2023 and wounded two women definitely aren’t relevant to this feel-good story but are worth mentioning to remind us how much the Sox narrative has changed.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Worked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20in. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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