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Example Sentences
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"But we enjoy this business as well and I think as long as you're doing a job that you enjoy, you never do a day's work in your life."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
A sweeping strike temporarily put tens of thousands of California and Hawaii healthcare workers out of work in February.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
As for her own mindset, Wilkinson has moved on from her Playboy days and is committed to her work in real estate so that others will do the same.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Her performance is staggeringly human, so honest and unvarnished that it immediately calls to mind Meryl Streep’s similarly prickly work in “Sophie’s Choice.”
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
“Now, answer me very, very carefully, Jakob. Did Willa ask about your work in the Park?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.