How to Use workday in a Sentence

workday

noun
Definition of workdaynext
  • 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
  • At the end of the workday, my husband and I sit in front of the fireplace and talk.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 15 Feb. 2022
  • That’s a heck of a way to spend the workday, after a 5,000-year commute.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Business Column: The eight-hour workday was the paramount goal of unions in the 1800s.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Many people turn on their work persona and push through the workday.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • When the workday is over, head to the nearby Kaunas Reservoir beach, just a short walk away.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2022
  • The post is also wrong in asserting unions had no role in the eight-hour workday.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Cap off your workday with something good for your mind and body —and bring a buddy!
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Close the laundry room door, cover the dirty dishes in the sink and put it out of your mind until the workday is over.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 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
  • The battery lasts a full workday, and the keyboard is really nice.
    — Medea Giordano, Wired, 9 Nov. 2021
  • This is the trend where employees put in a minimal amount of effort just to get through the workday.
    — Allbusiness, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a sign-up system that allows one dog per workday.
    — Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2021
  • The glorious shift from workday to evening is best acknowledged with an outfit change.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024

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