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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
At the end of August, Ashley went back to Florida to live with her mother, while Doug tried to make the ballet work in Charleston.
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Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
The Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator, a nonprofit focused on environmentally-friendly technology that has been subsidized by the DWP and the city, paid Garcetti $25,000 for consulting work in early 2023.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Bistro Waters, too, calls to mind the wafting food smells from a bustling kitchen, inspired by founder David Seth’s experience working in a hip restaurant in the ’90s.
—Lori Keong, Allure, 7 Sep. 2024
The key is that sometimes a particular prompt will work in one generative AI app and not another.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
The Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator, a nonprofit focused on environmentally-friendly technology that has been subsidized by the DWP and the city, paid Garcetti $25,000 for consulting work in early 2023.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Bistro Waters, too, calls to mind the wafting food smells from a bustling kitchen, inspired by founder David Seth’s experience working in a hip restaurant in the ’90s.
—Lori Keong, Allure, 7 Sep. 2024
The key is that sometimes a particular prompt will work in one generative AI app and not another.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20in. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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