coworker

Example Sentences

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I asked my coworker if I could borrow a book I’d seen on her desk, and she happily lent it to me.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

A coworker told me she invested about $6,000 and it’s already up to $12,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

I scanned the room to make sure it wasn’t a prank, which had actually happened to a coworker, but the coast seemed clear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The worst gifts aren’t the ones that miss; they are the ones that reveal no attempt at all—generic, last-minute, indistinguishable from what you would give a coworker in an office Secret Santa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

On Wednesday, February 4, 1942, a suspicious coworker reported Helmuth to the authorities.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti