work at

phrasal verb

worked at; working at; works at

: to make an effort to do (something) better

She has been working (harder) at controlling her temper.

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Over 815 filmmakers, XR artists and creatives from around the world presented work at the festival, and its industry forum had 3,000 delegates. —

Ellise Shafer, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024 It was noticed by a team of autonomous-underwater-vehicle operators on board a subsea exploration vessel, working at an undisclosed location in the Atlantic Ocean, about a thousand miles from the nearest shore. —

Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 The clerk was working at a polling place in Bexar County, Texas, which includes San Antonio. —

Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 Brandon Hayato Go started working at his father’s sushi restaurant in Seal Beach as a teenager. —

Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for work at