at work
Idioms-
Engaged in a job or other activity, as in The contractor is hard at work on the new building , or The little boy was fascinated to see the washing machine at work . [Early 1600s]
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At one's office or other place of business, as in Is it all right if I telephone you at work ? [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Hill, a Yale-educated lawyer asked to elaborate on the prurient conduct she was chronically subjected to at work, never loses her professional composure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Grace Soens, who plays June, Marisol’s confederate at work, and Jack Sharpe, who takes on the role of Lenny, June’s mentally disturbed brother, expand this unstable world, where it’s hard to know who to trust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Will the pup be OK while I’m at work for eight hours?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
She met her partner Pete, a steward, at work, but soon after she began experiencing severe migraines and sought medical help.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
That meant we could carry people’s luggage through the front doors, but when we arrived at work, we were never to go through the main entrance.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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