work in

verb

1. to insert or become inserted

   she worked the patch in carefully

2. tr to find space for

   I'll work this job in during the day

noun

1. a form of industrial action in which a factory that is to be closed down is occupied and run by its workers

Example Sentences

Davis became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for lead actress in a drama series in 2015 for her work in “How to Get Away with Murder.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Some of the metrics we use now are not really sufficient whereas the '3-30-300' metric really demands that nature is brought to the areas that people actually live and work in," Weisser said.

From Science Daily

They calculated how well the reactor would work in four climates: Atlanta, New York, Minneapolis, and Seattle.

From Science Daily

“He had to get his grades up. He fought hard. It’s still a work in progress. Football has been the best thing. He’s had a release.”

From Los Angeles Times

D’Hérelle, who had been poised to live and work in Georgia, then disappears from her narrative too; he died, largely forgotten, of cancer, in Paris in 1949.

From Salon

Related Words

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• suspend