How to Use workday in a Sentence

workday

noun
  • On workdays I usually wake up at six o'clock.
  • At the end of the workday, his knees were bright red and swollen.
    Binghui Huang, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The workday has changed quite a bit over the past two years.
    Peter Ord, Forbes, 16 May 2022
  • School was over for the day and soon the workday would be done, too.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
  • And the purpose of that song is to get you through that workday.
    Marcus J. Moore, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The thermos became a staple of the outdoors and the workday.
    Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 5 Jan. 2024
  • It can be made ahead of time and packed for a picnic or workday lunch.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2022
  • On those 12-hour workdays, her mother watched the boys.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
  • Edging past the 10-hour mark isn’t enough to stand out in this tier, but long enough to last a workday off of the outlet.
    PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The workday often ends after midnight, when trucks have hauled away the last of the day’s crop.
    Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Throughout the workday, a plan had taken shape in my mind.
    oregonlive, 30 July 2022
  • For a boost of energy to power through the rest of her workday, Krawcheck takes a 15-minute nap.
    Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2024
  • When the workday is over, head to the nearby Kaunas Reservoir beach, just a short walk away.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2022
  • Cap off your workday with something good for your mind and body —and bring a buddy!
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Ensure that the work areas are clean and safe for residents at the end of each workday.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
  • This, during a workday that started at 5:30 a.m. and ended at 1 a.m. the next day.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
  • And to get through a workday while sick — even from bed — likely takes more meds than just sleeping it off.
    TIME, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Many people dread the blaring sound of an alarm clock, signaling the start of a busy workday.
    Alexa Mikhail, CNN, 14 June 2022
  • My favorite new thing at the end of my workday from home is to plop on my comfy chair and run the quick 10-minute light session.
    Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 23 Nov. 2022
  • For starters, June 3 fell on a Monday, and rising before the sun on the first workday of the week may not be on every 9-to-5ers to-do list.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
  • This is the trend where employees put in a minimal amount of effort just to get through the workday.
    Allbusiness, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Working out in the middle of the workday makes perfect sense…in theory.
    Callum Borchers, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Moss says to find time in the workday to streamline when employees will have time to focus on their health.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 17 Jan. 2024
  • To compensate for his long workdays, Lee likes to end the night with rare-vintage wine and single-malt whiskey.
    Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • When the workday is done, each crane’s reserve batteries can be recharged overnight for about six to eight hours so they can be used the next day.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • Prop it behind you and feel low and mid-back support throughout your workday.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
  • That’s nine days out of 15, except that in the pandemic, a workweek was more than five days and a workday was more than two half-days.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The history of the eight-hour workday If you’re salaried, the calculus isn’t as straightforward.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • There’s no better way to lose an hour of the workday than to poll Bon Appétit and Epicurious staff on where to eat.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The conversation is cut short as the group of men hop into the beat-up pickup truck that brought them here to finish out the workday.
    Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023

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