on duty

Example Sentences

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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the inquiry was ongoing and would include interviews with the two controllers on duty on Sunday night.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

When asked whether there was only one controller on duty at the time of the crash, Duffy said that was false.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The accused include the station master on duty on the night of the accident, other railway officials and two Italian former employees of the trains' parent company, Ferrovie dello Stato.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The staff were "sitting around in the lounge area" watching the television, Molly's mum Kay Kirk said, and there was only one nurse on duty when there should have been two,

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Fusia’s lover!” whispers whoever is on duty at the window, which I do not appreciate.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron