piece of work
Example Sentences
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“For me that was a profound affirmation for a piece of work that could easily have been very harshly and very negatively judged.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Thus “Young Girl in a Gold-Trimmed Cloak” comes across as, well, a bit of a piece of work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
The professor said the report had been a "forensic piece of work" but he "did not recognise" the description of his management style.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
How do you strip that away and be like, I’ve got this piece of work that I want to do here?
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025
Fortunately the piece of work he was engaged on was mere routine, the rectification of a long list of figures, not needing close attention.
From "1984" by George Orwell
