hard-working
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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They are hard-working, law-abiding members of their communities, and many are U.S. citizens.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
"My father was a hard-working man doing a respectable job," Hoque said.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Traditional western dramas were more likely to depict vaqueros as bandits than hard-working ranch hands whose contributions were fundamental to the American West.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
She has made it no secret that her drive to continue to compete at the elite level is not only for her own family but for hard-working mothers everywhere.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The only child of immigrant parents, orphaned at the age of twelve, self-educated, hard-working Samuel Westing saved his laborer's wages and bought a small paper mill.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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