light work
Example Sentences
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Many hands make light work in those situations.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
"Djokovic messaged me to say 'you have to pay me'," he said in his on-court interview after making light work of 19th seed Paul, to laughter from an adoring crowd.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
The proliferation of A.I. has made light work of coding dummy websites, spoofing business profiles, scouring LinkedIn for job seekers and easy marks, replicating the language of the fast-changing internet economy, even in translation.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025
He showed all of that same swagger in Jaipur as he dismantled the Gujarat attack to ensure Rajasthan made light work of a chase of 210 for victory.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
It was relatively light work compared to pushing coal carts, but it required that he wear a kind of harness with a leather strap that chafed the tender scars on his lower back and tailbone.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
