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
  • Rabinowitch’s team inserted mouse synapse proteins into the worms, which created artificial connections that didn’t interfere with worms’ existing synapses.
    — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Inlexzo device goes in a small tube that's inserted through the urethra.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Both cases describe much of the same operation, including Cuban intelligence agents who infiltrated Brothers to the Rescue in Miami, gathered information about its aircraft and flight plans and relayed intelligence to authorities in Havana.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Cuban Directorate of Intelligence agents operating as part of the Wasp Network in the Miami area and the Florida Keys infiltrated Brothers to the Rescue and reported flight plans, investigator said.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The government also promised 15,000 additional places in higher education, introduced across the next two years, and increases in student grants linked to inflation from the start of the next academic year.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Government bond investors want cuts to public spending, less borrowing and business-friendly measures aimed at boosting growth, such as reversing some of the payroll tax increases introduced under Reeves.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Then, as if by magic, he was spotted at a nearby table, having snuck in through the back.
    — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Machado snuck out of Venezuela in late 2025 to accept the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, after spending nearly a year in hiding.
    — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities said Morley, 28, slipped through a fence in his prison clothes late Sunday night before walking to the nearby farm and stealing the truck.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The stock has slipped 13% in 2026 to date, at about $64 in mid-day trading Wednesday.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Israeli forces demolished two homes in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday belonging to Palestinian gunmen who carried out an attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The attacks have left at least 20 dead and 370 wounded, and have forced the closure of King Khalid International Airport for two weeks.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Worked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20in. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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