How to Use work in in a Sentence

work in

verb
  • I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup.
  • Both those things are worked in.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Left field is a work in progress.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This will work in the same way.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Think of it as a work in progress.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And that still looks like a work in progress.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • That is part of working in a new area.
    — Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Set guardrails that work in the real world.
    — Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Sofi was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
    — ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Sabres’ new top line was working in this game.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • And that bet only works in a bull market.
    — Judah Taub, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The key is to work in the system while working on it.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • For the moment, the terrace is a work in progress.
    — Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Every work in it will be available for sale.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Foundry The firm’s foundry remains a work in progress.
    — Kristina Partsinevelos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • How much did the flashbacks inform your work in the present?
    — Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Was your mind already working in that way?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The final work in the end is part-her, part-fiction.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • Everything else is a work in progress, for now.
    — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
  • That is the brilliance of how both of these sides work in episodic.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Her dream is to work in veterinary medicine.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Our tester works in construction and brought this bag to a job site.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
  • These nine pairs work in different ways.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
  • From shams to throw pillows, this trick works in every space.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Some products—not many, but some—just work in cocktails.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Some products—not many, but some—just work in cocktails.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
  • We were punished for that today, and that’s still a work in progress.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • So that was a big turning point, being able to start to work in that genre more.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The White House has always been a work in progress.
    — ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Start small, pick a few plants from this list and see what works in your specific yard.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026

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