hard-working
Example Sentences
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The cancellations of the planned projects also take jobs away from hard-working, blue-collar Americans.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Dye said Miller was a "hard-working, decent man", who had found himself involved in a "freak accident" which had taken a mental and physical toll on the defendant.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
That film also captured the spirit of the people of the region - the proud and hard-working engine room of France, cheering home one of their own from the coffee houses and tabacs.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
"My father was a hard-working man doing a respectable job," Hoque said.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
He always arrived around nine or ten at night carrying his flat tan leather briefcase which along with his scholarly look gave him a resemblance to a hard-working lawyer.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
