hard-working
Example Sentences
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“At the end of the day, I’m running to level the playing field for hard-working people, regardless of who they are, regardless of where they live in the state,” Esteves told Salon.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
Dye said Miller was a "hard-working, decent man", who had found himself involved in a "freak accident" which had taken a mental and physical toll on the defendant.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"My father was a hard-working man doing a respectable job," Hoque said.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Home Depot civilian patrols have looked out for hard-working neighbors because “silence is violence.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
He always arrived around nine or ten at night carrying his flat tan leather briefcase which along with his scholarly look gave him a resemblance to a hard-working lawyer.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
