industrious
Example Sentences
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It’s also true that Minnesota’s roughly 80,000-strong Somali community contains many industrious people and good citizens.
Leo Damrosch traces Stevenson’s life from sickly student in 19th-century Edinburgh through his enormous literary success—a career characterized by a joyfully industrious work ethic, a love of travel and a sparkling, warm wit.
She was industrious, which is to say she did the work that fell to her without complaint, and to the best of her ability, too.
From Literature
When news of the REI store’s closure hit, industrious New Yorkers quickly flocked online to share their downtown bathroom survival tips.
The industrious thrum of the heavy-duty sewing machines, along with the workers' chatter, normally fills the plant with a reassuring rhythm.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
