How to Use work it/things in a Sentence

work it/things

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  • Sprinkle sand over the path and use a broom to work it into the gaps.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • So if there’s any lumps of brown sugar, now’s the time to work it out.
    New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Shape the dough: Punch the dough down a bit, and then work it into a large rectangle.
    Laura Kanya, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Whatever the case may be, there’s still hope for Obama and Roan to work things out on the remix.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 13 Aug. 2024
  • These two desperately need to work it out on the remix.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 July 2024
  • If there is overlap, then the conference and bowls work things out.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • With no coaching, no videos online, Stutzman had to work it out in his head.
    David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Add your detergent, and work it into the pile of clothes until suds form.
    Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • To use, simply pour a small amount of the powder into wet hands and work it into a lather.
    Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2023
  • If the Rams and Stafford cannot work things out before camp, Stafford could opt not to report regardless of fines.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
  • But when in doubt—when nothing else is drawing a strike—fire out a wacky rigged Senko, work it back painfully slow, and hang on.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Although you may be used to seeking advice from friends, hold off on that for now -- try to work it out between the two of you this time.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • If there’s one thing Missy Elliott is going to do it’s work it (and put her thang down, flip it, and reverse it).
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The board members opted to bet on taking 30 days to work it out with Ellison.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
  • To paraphrase what the late A. Bartlett Giamatti said about baseball, it’s designed to break the hearts of those who work it.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
  • But there are people in this city who know both how and where, and interested parties should meet and work things out.
    Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • Apply a generous amount of shampoo to your hands and work it into a rich lather.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • According to Moroccanoil, apply one to two pumps to dry or towel-dried hair and work it through mid-lengths to ends.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The Senate stripped out that part of House Bill 1086; the House is likely to disagree and force the bill into a conference committee to work it out.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Since this is a separation, and one that’s been kept private until now, perhaps there’s a chance that the two will work things out on their own time.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Brush your hair back, warm up the product between the palms of your hands, and work it through—this formula is rich in prickly pear oil to add shine and dimension.
    Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 8 July 2024
  • For his part, Gomez hopes the money men can work it out because his other interviews have been awful.
    Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • After shampoo and conditioning, pour the mixture over your hair and work it into scalp.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
  • To pre-treat the stain, apply a small amount of laundry detergent or standard dish soap to the fabric, then use a toothbrush or small scrubbing brush to gently work it in.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • According to Oribe, work it through dry hair to use as a pre-shampoo or overnight treatment; it can also be used as an everyday form of sun protection for the hair.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Commack says Ballot tried going through all the right channels at the beginning, quietly trying to work it out.
    Susan Young, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
  • Sources said there were 11th-hour differences between Republicans and Democrats on bill text last night, and the decision was made to delay in order to allow more time to work it out.
    Victoria Knight, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Pitaro is less a fan of punishing people in public view, choosing instead to work things out through internal discussion.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • There is also another way this could end: The Winklevii and Silbert, who are all billionaires, could dip into their own pockets to make the Earn customers whole and then work things out between themselves.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 10 July 2023
  • Another chart in the report (not included here) shows a first guess at emissions related to inference—when a model is doing the work it was trained for—and calls for more disclosures on this topic.
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024

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