How to Use work to in a Sentence

work to

phrasal verb
Definition of work tonext
  • This mist works to pen up and deeply cleanse your pores.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And now he’s spent the past week working to clear his name.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024
  • At the end of the day, Fox credits her life’s work to the bygone era she was raised in.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Wade worked to help Minor and had known her for two decades.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Is there still work to be done to make the game a fair space for everyone?
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
  • And in that time, others will work to silence your vote.
    — Essence, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The government with the help of agencies has been working to clear the area since spring.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • Biden has worked to lower prices of some drugs, but there's still a huge cost for a lot of people.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
  • Show your work to others, get feedback, and shoot again.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2023
  • And while there’s still quite a bit of work to do, the landscape of women’s soccer seems to be improving.
    — Kylie Volavongsa, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
  • Yet Pirelli is well aware of the climate crisis and is working to reduce its impact on the world.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Part of an actor’s job is selling their work to viewers.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • In recent weeks, a number of television shows have worked to get back on track.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Crews were also working to quell the Toll Fire in Napa County.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
  • There’s also more work to bring the more secure version of the app to all of Beeper’s platforms — right now, Android is far ahead of the rest.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Antisemitism is evil and X will always work to fight it on our platform.
    — Alicia Diaz, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The Lakers are still working to fill out the rest of Redick’s staff, including one front-of-bench assistant.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
  • Margot and Shostak are among the scientists committing their life’s work to that search.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
  • In recent weeks, Geico has worked to seed the ground for the documentary’s debut.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
  • There was still more work to do to corroborate Smith’s story.
    — Eric J. Greenberg, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Part of this, of course, is because buyers with the means are working to avoid high mortgage rates by purchasing in cash.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Prince Harry made a special visit to a group of young people working to make the world a more equitable place.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 July 2023
  • That doesn’t mean the coaching staff wasn’t working to simulate game action.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Studies have showed the class of drugs, called GLP-1 agonists, work to suppress appetite and promote weight loss.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Authorities have been working to contain both dengue and measles, which have been on the rise in France and many other countries.
    — Anne Pouzargues, WIRED, 26 July 2024
  • Oxley said Synchron is still working to roll out the new chat feature, but Mark has helped pioneer it.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 July 2024
  • Officers were working to ping the suspect’s phone and a pursuit ensued.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2024
  • Now that the boat has been exposed to the elements, experts must work to stabilize and conserve its remains.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Still, the researchers say there’s much more work to be done to understand how free radicals are working in tardigrades.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Taylor Wilson: How are activists working to get out the vote among voters of color and what do these efforts look like?
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024

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