hard work

Example Sentences

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"When you are selected, you feel that all your hard work was worth it. Years of effort finally made sense."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

That clamp down targeted narratives that suggested studying and hard work were "useless", as well as content that promoted "world-weariness".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Let me start by heading off some angry mail: I’m all for rewarding hard work.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“A lot of hard work goes into this,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

It seems like every teacher has memorized the same first-day-of-school speech about citizenship, hard work, and “building a strong school culture.”

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish