worked in

past tense of work in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of worked in It is served daily upstairs in the mews by chef Delia, who has worked in their kitchen for 28 years. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 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 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 judge said the school board inserted its own opinions into the decision, and thus acted arbitrarily and illegally.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Bake chicken until deeply browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers 165°, 25–30 minutes.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 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
  • Japan's Self-Defense Force has introduced its first long-range Type-25 land-to-ship missile to Yonaguni during the drill, though no test-firing is planned.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Dropbox has introduced memory exercises, attention-span training, and puzzles.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In 2026, Southlake Carroll snuck into the playoffs with a 6-8 District 4-6A record, continuing a playoff streak that began in 1999.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On fourth-and-four — fourth-and-ballgame, fourth-and-win streak, fourth-and-dethroning Big Ten royalty Ohio State — Marsh snuck to the left edge of the end zone.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Shares of the tech giant slipped 2% after OpenAI said that its models will be available for developers via Google's cloud.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s popularity has slipped, even in conservative strongholds such as Kansas.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Two women, ages 50 and 60, were killed and dozens of other people were wounded in a Russian strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Three more soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Hebron, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Worked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20in. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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