work on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“Give us another couple of years to continue to work on the amazing things that we have been doing for the past two years.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
He wasn’t ready to drop everything to work on safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He seemed to have a bright future ahead: He was cast in the lead role of a short film and was finding production work on other TV shows, including American Idol.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Pearse Vallely is one of those content creators – the 31-year-old from Ballymurphy, in west Belfast, makes a living from his work on social media.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
He likes to work on his own, outside the system of huts, with a few handpicked assistants.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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