- plural of working.
workings
Example Sentences
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Mr. Potter is less interested combing through the Caesars’ allegedly lurid deeds than probing the workings of the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The records on NextRequest once offered a vital window into the inner workings of the historically opaque Police Department, Shapiro said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
With its jokes about the inner workings of Hollywood agents at CAA and the trappings of fame and fortune, “Gail Daughtry” could easily feel like inside baseball.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
There was concern in that group that its inner workings should be hidden from the public because, as the executive order put it, certain proposed solutions “will be ineffective if commonly known.”
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The complex workings of living beings can be perceived in terms of these layers: physics enabling chemistry, and chemistry enabling physiology.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
