work in
verb
worked in; working in; works in
1
: to insert or cause to penetrate by repeated or continued effort
2
: to interpose or insinuate gradually or unobtrusively
worked in a few topical jokes
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Examples of work in in a Sentence
I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup.
managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork
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These work in tandem with hyper-branched polymers and strengthening molecules, too.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The area around the market in the old department store district remains a work in progress.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
Earlier this week, the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's office confirmed that investigators from Azerbaijan are working in Grozny.
—Associated Press, TIME, 28 Dec. 2024
But there’s no evidence that such a plan can work in the modern-day NHL.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The area around the market in the old department store district remains a work in progress.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
Earlier this week, the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's office confirmed that investigators from Azerbaijan are working in Grozny.
—Associated Press, TIME, 28 Dec. 2024
But there’s no evidence that such a plan can work in the modern-day NHL.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20in. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.
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