How to Use workday in a Sentence

workday

noun
  • On workdays I usually wake up at six o'clock.
  • At the end of the workday, his knees were bright red and swollen.
    Binghui Huang, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2022
  • And the purpose of that song is to get you through that workday.
    Marcus J. Moore, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The thermos became a staple of the outdoors and the workday.
    Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Ensure that the work areas are clean and safe for residents at the end of each workday.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
  • And to get through a workday while sick — even from bed — likely takes more meds than just sleeping it off.
    TIME, 20 Dec. 2023
  • My favorite new thing at the end of my workday from home is to plop on my comfy chair and run the quick 10-minute light session.
    Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 23 Nov. 2022
  • This is the trend where employees put in a minimal amount of effort just to get through the workday.
    Allbusiness, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Working out in the middle of the workday makes perfect sense…in theory.
    Callum Borchers, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Moss says to find time in the workday to streamline when employees will have time to focus on their health.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 17 Jan. 2024
  • To compensate for his long workdays, Lee likes to end the night with rare-vintage wine and single-malt whiskey.
    Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • When the workday is done, each crane’s reserve batteries can be recharged overnight for about six to eight hours so they can be used the next day.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • The history of the eight-hour workday If you’re salaried, the calculus isn’t as straightforward.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • There’s no better way to lose an hour of the workday than to poll Bon Appétit and Epicurious staff on where to eat.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The conversation is cut short as the group of men hop into the beat-up pickup truck that brought them here to finish out the workday.
    Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
  • And with that, Scodelario’s daytime look is done, though her workday has just begun.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Those rides take Garvey through the second part of his morning, as the city wakes up to another workday.
    Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Others learned their fate via an (unsigned) email sent after the workday.
    Bysteve Mollman, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • This is about the length of the workday, especially in production.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
  • Perfect for a night out or a workday, this sweater comes in 24 different colors, like gray and lake green, in sizes S-XL.
    Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
  • As the end of the workday approached, half of my brain power shifted from task lists to ingredient lists.
    Luke Whelan, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In the decades that followed, the shortening of the workday was the central demand of the American labor movement.
    Charlie Tyson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Some remote workers wake up just minutes before the start of their workday.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Like many working parents, her workday exceeds the hours that nurseries are open.
    Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • While posture may not be at the front of your mind during these workdays, that doesn’t mean it’s not being impacted.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 23 Jan. 2024
  • And doing work that’s meaningful tends to make the workday much more fulfilling.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
  • And there are fewer people downtown during the workday — even though nights and weekends are bustling.
    Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Miller fractured her lower spine in a fall from a ladder in July and wears a back brace during her 10-hour-plus workdays.
    Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 5 Jan. 2024
  • This would be only slightly longer than an average workday in the U.S., but the idea prompted a swift backlash in France.
    Rick Noack, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Gallup data shows that two in 10 employees spend much of the workday feeling lonely.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022

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