Sentence examples for works at something from inspiring English sources

However, unlike any normal person who works at something a long time and eventually gets good, I decided I had to be good then and there.

It's not clear to us that Cal, who works at something or other in an office, is good at anything in particular except moping around the back yard of the family house at night after he has moved out.

"I need to work at something".

This band has been working at something and it shows.

Why not work at something that might last?

You work and you work and you work at something that then happens by itself.

And anyway, he should be working at something, even if it's unpaid.

I feel very lucky to be able to work at something I love to do.

Normally on Wednesdays I found Father X working at something in the sacristy.

That taught me everything about myself, about how hard you can work at something, how you can die trying.

Shortlist day came and I was sitting, for once, at my table, trying to work at something.