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

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

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

"Rondale had a work ethic unmatched by anyone," Brohm said.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

It’s a lot of effort, and it seems to me that without my work ethic, you’d be screwed.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen