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adjective

industrious

characterized by hard work and perseverance

In a sentence

Six example sentences with industrious, each labelled with its topic.

  • An industrious night crew restocked all forty aisles before opening, and the store never once ran short that December.

    Business

  • The industrious weavers of that valley produced cloth for three counties, labouring from first light until the candles burned out.

    History

  • Two industrious interns rebuilt the entire onboarding flow over one August while the founders were away raising money.

    Startups

  • Industrious beavers rebuilt the dam every night the rangers removed it, and in the end the pond won.

    Environment

  • The industrious baker had three hundred loaves cooling before the rest of the street had opened its shutters.

    Cooking

  • The industrious forward chased every rebound and loose ball, and by March the stat sheet finally showed it.

    Basketball

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