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Wondering how to use Busywork in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as work.

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Busywork in a sentence

Busywork meaning

Alternative form of busy work.

Synonyms of Busywork

make-work work

Related words

Other words often associated with Busywork or its synonyms:

operate utilise activity move employ utilize turn make apply run use ferment

Using Busywork

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of busy work.
  • Useful related words include: make-work, work.
  • In the example corpus, busywork often appears in combinations such as: busywork and.

Context around Busywork

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

complete 1× hunting 1× aimless 1×

Often after:

freeing 1× tasks 1×

Sentence patterns with Busywork

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all the busywork and action 1× email is busywork which it 1× filled with busywork and errands 1× heroes through busywork tasks like 1× icon hunting busywork but because 1× to aimless busywork to meet 1× to complete busywork freeing humans 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his first couple 1× i earnestly wanted 1× players progress their 1× they all imply 1× years of children 1×

Common sentence endings:

a musou game 1× busywork and errands 1× demands of teachers 1× human level substance 1× number of times 1× uniquely human things 1×

Words around Busywork

Just before it in the word index:

busyness 20 busykid 2 busying 4 busybody 8 busybodies 6 busy 4.325

Just after it in the word index:

but 341.399 buta 5 butadiene 14 butai 3 butakor 3 butala 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdali 10 abdelfattah 10 abdulazeez 10 abella 10 abels 10 abfa 10

Corpus analysis for Busywork

  • In this selection, "busywork" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, complete, hunting, aimless, freeing and tasks stand out and add context to how "busywork" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all the busywork and action and email is busywork which it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "busywork" sits close to words such as abdali, abdelfattah and abdulazeez, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with busywork

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I earnestly wanted all the busywork and action-figure clanging of a Musou game. (14 words)

They all imply that typing out a full email is busywork, which it can be. (15 words)

His first couple of years after joining the Kansas City Chiefs personnel department in 2009 were filled with busywork and errands. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

It’s a game that feels short not from a lack of open-world icon-hunting busywork, but because its final moments ask us to invest in spectacle and rushed plot resolutions after a dozen hours of treating us to human-level substance. (43 words)

There is a silver lining to AI demonstrating competencies on such exams: it may be able to complete busywork, freeing humans to do uniquely human things. (26 words)

Years of children’s precious lives and vulnerable minds are spent in forced confinement, often subjected to aimless busywork to meet the demands of teachers. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

His first couple of years after joining the Kansas City Chiefs personnel department in 2009 were filled with busywork and errands.

There is a silver lining to AI demonstrating competencies on such exams: it may be able to complete busywork, freeing humans to do uniquely human things.

It’s a game that feels short not from a lack of open-world icon-hunting busywork, but because its final moments ask us to invest in spectacle and rushed plot resolutions after a dozen hours of treating us to human-level substance.

Players progress their heroes through busywork tasks like beating X number of enemies and using a power X number of times.

Years of children’s precious lives and vulnerable minds are spent in forced confinement, often subjected to aimless busywork to meet the demands of teachers.

They all imply that typing out a full email is busywork, which it can be.

I earnestly wanted all the busywork and action-figure clanging of a Musou game.

Common combinations with busywork

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "busywork" in a sentence?
An example: "His first couple of years after joining the Kansas City Chiefs personnel department in 2009 were filled with busywork and errands." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "busywork" from authentic English texts.
What does "busywork" mean?
Busywork means: Alternative form of busy work.
What are synonyms of "busywork"?
Common synonyms of "busywork" include: make-work, work.
How many example sentences with "busywork" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "busywork", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.