hard work

Example Sentences

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But for Salah, the hard work really starts when he comes home from training.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“It’s really, really hard work to locate those people,” said Guy Chen, a former Shin Bet official.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“It should reflect American values: hard work, humble beginnings, doing right by your neighbor,” the interior designer Annie Elliott told HuffPost.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

I take your point and applaud you for turning your finances around, particularly through hard work, patience and waiting to claim Social Security at 70.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 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