How to Use coworker in a Sentence

coworker

noun
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  • The coworkers are now set to walk down the aisle this fall.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • O’Neill’s Irish Pub & Eatery across the street with two coworkers.
    — Natalie Weber Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Here are the best gifts for coworkers—all of which are under $50.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Stick with your closest coworkers and use the time to catch up.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 5 Dec. 2023
  • As the moon and Mars clash, coworkers try your patience!
    — USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • She’s learned to give her coworkers, and herself, a lot of grace.
    — Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza, Quartz, 3 May 2023
  • None of the coworkers get it, and Marcello has a funny punchline at the end.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The sherpa lined blanket would make a great gift for your mom, your best friend, or even a coworker.
    — Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
  • That is why my coworkers and I are organizing a union–a first for a bank of that size.
    — Debbie Warren, Fortune, 10 July 2023
  • There are even a couple of lunkhead coworkers at Ben’s job, who take turns being the alpha and the beta nerds.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Never had these before, much to the surprise of my coworkers.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 7 Mar. 2024
  • During his first shift, a coworker asked Albert to bring a tray of waters to a table.
    — Mrussell, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Noé Hernández sears up the screen as Dalia’s eager-to-help coworker Carlos.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Go ahead, buy multiples of these crowd-pleasers and cross off besties, sisters, and coworkers all at once.
    — Shanna Shipin, Allure, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The coworkers’ names were redacted from the public report.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In July, Card shoved a coworker and then locked himself in a motel room.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Darnell Hill, a friend and former coworker of Drexel Mack, met him about a decade ago.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2024
  • He's had the same people as his friends, coworkers, colleagues for 40-something years.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
  • After Delancey had been on the job for a month, Wells invited him out for drinks with coworkers, the suit alleges.
    — Variety, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The reporter joked that the officer’s coworkers would likely be giving their colleague a hard time about the screw up.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Jesús Campos, Luna’s coworker, told the news outlet, the tragedy has been difficult to process.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Scorpio Rising Things might be up in the air at work this month as coworkers come, coworkers go, and your deadlines get scrambled in the air.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Her coworkers, who first attempted to scare the dog off of her by making loud noises then helped her into the back of the moving truck and called police.
    — Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Water coolers might have a reputation for being the spot where coworkers stop to chat in the office.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2023
  • Dejected, the robot drops his lunch tray and rolls away as a coworker rushes to console Jeffrey the robot.
    — PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2023
  • But when a Seattle business went up in flames last month, a group of coworkers sprang into action to save their neighbors – who happened to be dogs.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Ken and Kim met during one of Isaac Plath’s flying lessons, as Ken was her son’s flight instructor and former coworker.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • From jokes for kids to work-appropriate ones to share with your coworkers, these April Fools' jokes will make everyone laugh.
    — Jamie Ballard, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The sweetest ice cream spoons make for the ideal wedding gift for a coworker or casual acquaintance (and the price point is perfect).
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 2 Feb. 2023
  • One employee reached out to coworkers on Slack and encouraged them not to resign but instead wait to get fired.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023

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