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How to use working in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, adjective

Working means operation; action. Example: “Be sure to check your working.”

Examples of working by meaning

nounThe incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.

  • Be sure to check your working.

nounA place where work is carried on.

  • the abandoned mine workings

nounA train movement.

  • From time to time the coaches of the Lötschberg Railway itself, which in comfort and décor can rank with the finest in Europe today, travel far from the frontiers of Switzerland on through workings such as these.1960 December, Cecil J. Allen, “Operating a mountain main line: the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 743

adjectiveThat is or are functioning.

  • a working ventilator

adjectiveThat suffices but requires additional work; provisional.

  • a working copy of the script
  • a working title

adjectiveIn paid employment.

  • Working mothers have recently joined the factory's workforce.

adjectiveOf or relating to employment.

  • the working week

adjectiveEnough to allow one to use something.

  • have a working knowledge of computers

More sentences with working

  • I've discovered why the TV wasn't working – the plug wasn't in!From the entry in
  • I'm working in the morning, so let's meet in the afternoon.From the entry morning
  • There was an army of construction cranes working on building the skyscraper.From the entry army
  • Can I see that lighter for a second? Mine just quit working.From the entry see
  • When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.From the entry adjustment
  • I'd rather MoM (did) not stay, cuz the best thing about a holiday is not working.From the entry not
  • We both need a week retreat after those two stressful years working in the city.From the entry retreat
  • I'd been working since six o’clock, and I was getting tired.From the entry since
  • Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.From the entry advocate
  • I decided to let the farmhouse to a couple while I was working abroad.From the entry let
  • He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.From the entry weight
  • Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.From the entry complex
  • That seems like a bad idea put against the restrictions we're working under.From the entry put
  • I know you don't like working with him, but you'll just have to wear it.From the entry wear
  • You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn.From the entry window
  • The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.From the entry kick off
  • You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!From the entry strong
  • The constable was promoted to working as a shadow for the Royals.From the entry shadow
  • She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.From the entry away
  • The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?From the entry manual
  • Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.From the entry rob
  • He is working on an important project on his personal computer.From the entry personal computer
  • He made a lot of enemies after reducing the working hours in his department.From the entry enemy
  • The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.From the entry chew
  • This is a beta version; we're still working out the kinks.From the entry work out
  • John won't be here for a while because he's working out.From the entry work out
  • The two companies are working together with their respective counterparts in Asia.From the entry counterpart
  • He used to be gone a lot of the time, off working on an oil rig.From the entry off
  • These data show that the new policy is not working as intended.From the entry data
  • After working hard all week, I decided to stay home and veg on Saturday.From the entry veg
  • She is working some sort of amazing burgundy chiffon situation with gold piping.From the entry situation

Meaning of working

  1. noun Operation; action.
  2. noun Method of operation.
  3. noun The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.

Full definition of working

Questions about working in a sentence

How do you use working in a sentence?
Working is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “Be sure to check your working.”
What is a short sentence with working?
“a working title”
What does working mean?
Working means operation; action.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: working (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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