report for duty

idiom

: to show up for work
Please report for duty at 7 a.m.

Examples of report for duty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Camp Humphreys is preparing for a workday population of 45,000 in the next three to five years – almost double the 26,000 people who report for duty each day at the Pentagon in Washington DC. Mike Valerio, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024 Bruce Greenwood and Timothy V. Murphy report for duty as the age-appropriate hotties. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024 The Dana-Farber employee said that staff scheduled for today were instructed to report for duty but were unable to access patient medical records. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 July 2024 Shelter, who works in the emergency room at Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba, has received orders to report for duty before the end of July and is likely to be assigned to a combat unit as a paramedic. Raphael Poch, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for report for duty 

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“Report for duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20for%20duty. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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