How to Use workload in a Sentence

workload

noun
  • Students complained about the heavy workload.
  • The more people that leave the greater the workload for those left behind and the higher the stress.
    Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2021
  • All 435 members of the House have staffs of more than a dozen aides to help with a ceaseless workload.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 July 2023
  • Tatum is fourth in the NBA in minutes played and the Celtics need to take a long-term approach on his workload.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The Bears are sharing the workload with starter David Montgomery out.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Focus on the facts of your workload and not the feelings of the other party.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 1 Sep. 2022
  • His legs, though, felt fine despite the heavy workload.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Their workload, and the urgency of their team, will change in the coming days.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The Colts have to pay close attention to the weight of the workload Taylor is asked to carry.
    Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2022
  • With that heavy workload and the second game of a back-to-back, Rondo didn’t play against the Sixers.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The plan is to pitch them, but manage any one pitcher’s workload.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The couple is now getting a head start on next year’s toy workload.
    Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The Sox have been conscious of Kopech’s workload all season.
    Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The ripples of Bradley’s workload will increase as the season drags on.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Even so, the Phillies have paths to padding Luzardo’s workload.
    Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Mixon figures to see his usual heavy workload against the Chiefs.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
  • At the same time, the agency has faced a surging workload amid high levels of migration to the U.S.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
  • At some point, the 49ers would be wise to have another back beyond Hasty share the workload with Mitchell.
    Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The time constraint means Alzolay will pitch out of the bullpen rather than try to build him up for a starter’s workload.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Grimes and Aranda clearly trust Reese to make plays and be able to handle a tough workload.
    Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • At a half workload, he is projected for a 40% top-24 rate.
    Brandon Gdula, ajc, 19 Oct. 2022
  • It was salvaged by a two-games-per-week workload that is now routine.
    Graham Dunbar, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The message from Moren has long been the same: to build up a bench — depth behind a starting lineup that takes such a bulk of the workload.
    Matt Cohen, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2022
  • That you have been forced to assume the workload of two employees and be paid less than the one who has left is unfair.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • Here are some tips: Ease into your break: Reduce your workload and stress in the days leading up to time off.
    Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Richardson stepped in and dominated the workload out of the backfield.
    Michael Haag, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The workload is light; LIV events are fifty-four holes, played over three days, rather than seventy-two, played over four.
    David Owen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2022
  • But Ionescu, who has gotten no more than six minutes of rest in the last six games, said the workload isn’t a concern.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
  • There’s no doubt the Broncos need a player more capable of carrying a heavy workload.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Schedule your time off strategically, and choose a time when the workload is more manageable.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

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