How to Use legwork in a Sentence

legwork

noun

• I wrote the article myself, but my assistant gathered the information and did most of the other legwork.
• Just had to hit a lot of putts, just put in the legwork.
  — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 12 June 2018
• As adults, who has the time to put in that kind of legwork?
  — Allie Volpe, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024
• So the records had kind of done the legwork for us almost.
  — Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
• In the past, a background check could take weeks and a lot of legwork.
  — cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
• It is left to the caddies and the players to do their own legwork and fill in the blanks.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2018
• That might sound like a lot of legwork for a subway song.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2021
• The connect-the-dots legwork that allows a warped order to emerge from the chaos?
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
• Do the legwork, find lender options, and make a list of all features and rates.
  — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• Hand crews then do the legwork of chopping through brush or small trees near homes.
  — Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
• To save you the legwork, here’s our guide to the best restaurants and where to eat in Changi Airport.
  — Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
• Steel and Schmidt had to put in six months of legwork in order to find those stories.
  — Kaitlin Menza, Marie Claire, 27 Apr. 2017
• Steel and Schmidt had to put in six months of legwork in order to find those stories.
  — Roy Beeson, Marie Claire, 27 Apr. 2017
• Now, though, airlines are doing the planning and legwork to get some of their birds back in the air.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2020
• But our team of pro shopping writers has done the legwork for you.
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
• Apps that track the availability of hard-to-find goods can help do the legwork for you.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2022
• So often the hard part is the tone and mood and look of a world, and Simon had already done so much of the legwork on that.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2020
• The challenges on so many fronts mean that a lot of legwork lies ahead for the U.S. President.
  — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2021
• This site does charge a monthly fee for doing the legwork.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2021
• The splendor of high-altitude lakes awaits those who put in the legwork.
  — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 6 June 2020
• All of this changes when private networks do the legwork.
  — Bart Van Aardenne, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
• The Cowboys quietly did their legwork on Turpin both on the field and off it.
  — Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2022
• If that also helps the financial firms doing the legwork, that will be all to the good.
  — The Economist, 20 June 2020
• But this study eliminates the need for a critic of mine to go put in the legwork of a keyword search.
  — Lou Perez, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020
• Asking for a referral might help take some of the legwork out of it.
  — Sarah Klein, Health.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• But if that’s your retirement dream, don’t let the legwork stop you!
  — Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2020
• The legwork has been done for you — look no further for the finest jewelry gifts in chic gold tone for the best moms.
  — Angela Lei, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• The networks have done a lot of legwork to prepare viewers.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2022
• Time is of the essence and Steele is doing much of the legwork himself as his coaching staff hasn't been filled out yet.
  — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• Sadly, most businesses do not do the legwork of building that trust.
  — Marcus Squier, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024