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.

Examples of work at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another Trick Up The 2FA Bypass Phishing Threat Obfuscation Sleeve Bernard Bautista and Kevin Adriano, also working at Trustwave, have reported how threat actors are using harmless-looking images to hide what are actually dangerous links in a phishing attack. —Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Maryanne remembers seeing Karen Tutt, whose husband also worked at Old National. —Kristina Goetz, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025

Two firefighters were hurt while working at the scene and another person was injured but not taken to the hospital. —Kelly Murray, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025

The first Superman trailer arrived last December and offered glimpses not just of Corenswet's Man of Steel, but also his Clark Kent at work at the Daily Planet alongside Lois Lane. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for work at

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat