working day

Example Sentences

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Just 77% of first class letters are being delivered within one working day against a target of 93%.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

To see a community of surfers come together before what’s considered to be the normal working day is really cool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Beginning at 1 p.m. and ending shortly after 8 p.m., coincidentally, says Blenkarn, the length or so of a working day, not everyone made it to the “asses.masses” conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

One international organization staff member said educators were "working day and night" to provide any form of learning, with many not taking a single day off in two years.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

From this meager beginning had sprung the ineffectual squadron commander who was now spending the better part of each working day in Pianosa forging Washington Irving’s name to official documents.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller