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

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024