work in
Britishverb
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to insert or become inserted
she worked the patch in carefully
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(tr) to find space for
I'll work this job in during the day
noun
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Insert or introduce, as in As part of their presentation they worked in a request for funding the exhibit . Similarly, work into means “insert or introduce into something else,” as in She worked more flour into the mixture . [Late 1600s]
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Make time for in a schedule, as in The dentist said he would try to work her in this morning . Here, too, work into is sometimes used, as in She had to work two emergency cases into her morning schedule . [Mid-1700s]
Example Sentences
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Rembrandt's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, from 1633, was excluded from a list of the Dutch master's works in 1960, and disappeared after being sold to a private collector the following year.
From BBC
Instead, it stages work in unlikely spaces: Masonic lodges, American Legions, women’s centers, but never traditional black box theaters.
From Los Angeles Times
Alarnab, 48, said he had asked the king to come to the popular eatery when he met him at Buckingham Palace before an event honouring humanitarian work in 2023.
From Barron's
Anna, who arrived in Germany as an au pair from Ukraine 15 years ago, now works in human resources at the joint venture.
With the closer role firmly defined for the first time since Kenley Jansen was on the team in 2021, how the rest of the bullpen falls into place remains a work in progress.
From Los Angeles Times
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