Example Sentences

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In 1966, Duncan was working as a short-order cook at the Sahara, making 400 salads an hour, when she slipped on spilled grease, severely injuring her shoulder, hip and back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Trump said his administration was working with Congress to pass the new farm bill, and promised to bring down grocery, fuel and fertilizer costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

But even from a business-minded standpoint, by any hard-minded accounting of costs and time and reach and relevance and adaptability and return on investment, 60 Minutes was working.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

I discovered it in Atlanta when I was working on a job and loved it so much that every time I’d be in Atlanta, I’d go to it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But Adek, who was more spoiled, more entitled than me, he was working for the resistance?

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman