light work

Example Sentences

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Building a new packinghouse was light work compared to building new juicing facilities.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

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

She delivered that same motto again on Saturday after making relatively light work of world number eight Keys.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 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