Examples of work on in a Sentence
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Konkoly, who is herself a lucid dreamer, told study participants to try working on the puzzle while asleep that night.
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Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
In Charlotte, Panorama has worked on the Panorama Tower, a 17-story office building and hotel in Ballantyne, along with Lumeo in University, a 377-unit apartment complex.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Now, researchers are working on creating embryos for potential implantation in surrogate antelopes.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
All the while, Mfume continued to work on policies in pursuit of racial justice.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
The question really is why, in a world-class city where hundreds of thousands of people depend on public transit and safe foot and bike routes to get from home to work on time, our leaders did not see this pending challenge coming.
—Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The two companies are working on an entertainment platform that will be connected to Fortnite and be filled with the company’s characters and worlds.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Most of the Hasbro employees who worked on Ultimate Grogu and met with PEOPLE also brought the company's first Baby Yoda toys — including an animatronic — to fruition in 2020, despite having little lead time to develop them and no reference materials.
—Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
McDonald’s has been working on a beverage upgrade for years.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
In Charlotte, Panorama has worked on the Panorama Tower, a 17-story office building and hotel in Ballantyne, along with Lumeo in University, a 377-unit apartment complex.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Now, researchers are working on creating embryos for potential implantation in surrogate antelopes.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
All the while, Mfume continued to work on policies in pursuit of racial justice.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
The question really is why, in a world-class city where hundreds of thousands of people depend on public transit and safe foot and bike routes to get from home to work on time, our leaders did not see this pending challenge coming.
—Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The two companies are working on an entertainment platform that will be connected to Fortnite and be filled with the company’s characters and worlds.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Most of the Hasbro employees who worked on Ultimate Grogu and met with PEOPLE also brought the company's first Baby Yoda toys — including an animatronic — to fruition in 2020, despite having little lead time to develop them and no reference materials.
—Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
McDonald’s has been working on a beverage upgrade for years.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Work on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20on. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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