Example Sentences

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A detective, in the form of a Firmin scholar, is beavering around.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

Hence a small team of civil servants is beavering away on a "detailed prospectus" for independence, to give the electorate an "informed choice".

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2021

Facebook, for one, is beavering away at literally reading your mind.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2017

At a time when the least expensive private jet costs around $4 million, Raburn�s Eclipse Aviation is beavering away to debut the Eclipse 500, a five-passenger pocket rocket conceived to sell for about $1 million.

From Time Magazine Archive

On one hand, headlines tell us that the Clinton Administration is beavering away at putting people to work: jobs programs, job-training programs, welfare- reform programs that require recipients to take a job.

From Time Magazine Archive