hard-working
Example Sentences
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Hal Williams, a veteran actor known for his roles as a friendly neighborhood police officer on “Sanford and Son” and a hard-working patriarch on “227,” has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Before sentencing Digwa, Judge William Mousley KC said Henry was a "much-loved, kind, hard-working and ambitious young man".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
In the 1970s, when they won their only two NBA titles, the Knicks were known as a "blue-collar, hard-working, tough-minded team," according to Adam Criblez, author of a book on the squad.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
He is a willing and hard-working striker, a selfless sort, but not a natural goalscorer.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Within a few years Macondo was a village that was more orderly and hard-working than any known until then by its three hundred inhabitants.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
