hardworking
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hardworking
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Generally, though, we are all decent and hardworking coaches who, when we are away from the game, can be totally different people to our families and friends.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Millions of Americans don’t have a lot of savings, but that doesn’t mean they’re not hardworking or wouldn’t love to put more money aside.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
"Philadelphia is a hardworking, gritty city, a blue-collar city, and we take a lot of pride in that," said Meg Kane, the Philadelphia Soccer 2026 host city executive.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
That the agency has been “treated like crap is an insult to generations of hardworking DOL employees, to American workers, to America,” Reich wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
If they were faithful and hardworking, the master would set them free, manumit them, when he died.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
