ethic

Example Sentences

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We’ve worked hard for 18 years to instill a strong work ethic and teach budgeting skills, and I don’t want to see that undone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Tech billionaires looking to burnish their image seem to believe that the work ethic is an expendable feature of a free-market society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Normand’s work ethic shows up again with his latest project, “None Too Pleased,” premiering Tuesday on Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Well, she's not 82, but she has that very similar work ethic.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

A majority of the nongraduates are young men, and some come from towns where the factory work ethic, to get working as soon as possible, remains strong, even if the factories themselves are vanishing.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times