at work
Idioms-
Engaged in a job or other activity, as in The contractor is hard at work on the new building , or The little boy was fascinated to see the washing machine at work . [Early 1600s]
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At one's office or other place of business, as in Is it all right if I telephone you at work ? [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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But that’s actually not the biggest mistake you can make with AI at work, according to Aneesh Raman, chief economic-opportunity officer at LinkedIn.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
A.I. use at work has nearly doubled in the past few years, especially in white-collar industries.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
"We were at work, we had about eight customers and we heard four blasts one after another," Hassan al-Sayed, the owner of a hair salon across the street, told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
The jury also heard claims from the prosecutor that however the Tesco employee appeared at work, "Mr Coleman was seething with hatred on the inside".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Perugia claimed he couldn’t have stolen the Mona Lisa; he said he’d been at work the morning of the theft.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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