toil

He famously worked alone, content to toil away on his own singular vision, but the innovations he made in visual effects spread well beyond his studio.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

This is an incredible start to their adult life; most working people take years of toil to get to that level.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

Putting my first special out has been so liberating because as a comedian, we can toil and toil forever, moving punchlines around, moving premises around, and new current events can influence your content.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

She started working at the pharmacy aged 15, and has cherished memories and friends from her decades of toil.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Among the phrases he minted were “blood, toil, tears, and sweat,” “their finest hour,” “the few,” “the end of the beginning,” “business as usual, ” “iron curtain, ” “summit meeting, ’’ and “peaceful coexistence. ”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

In a remote corner of the Bannau Brycheiniog, or Brecon Beacons, on fallow farmland hosting three sites of special scientific interest, Paul toils over his creations, surrounded by heat and metal.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025

Keuer wonders if the work is worth it, noting how hard he toils for little pay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

So are the film’s many montages underlining Ryuta’s plight — he toils at multiple jobs to care for his sick mother — that reduce the character to something of a sob story.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

Boyarsky toils in a back room drenched in natural light, her cat Roxy at her side.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023

Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

He toiled earlier in the race before coming into great form to claim the king of the mountains' polka dot jersey.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Most players who have toiled in the minor league system debut in front of applauding friends and family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

County team — toiled for days to reach Gil, who worked as a security guard in an underground parking structure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

Caluori had a try wiped off from a knock-on by replacement hooker Jamie Blamire, but England couldn't get a real toehold as they toiled at the set-piece.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

“He said to Moses, ‘You have toiled and labored, now you are worthy of rest.’”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Since last year, Japanese businesses have faced tougher legal requirements to help employees toiling in the heat.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

In 1940, Woody Guthrie sat in a Midtown Manhattan hotel, toiling over lyrics for what would become “This Land Is Your Land.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

And instead of toiling away for a moribund franchise, Garrett will now have a shot at a Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

In his 50 years of toiling the land, dealing with the odd mouse is normal, but "I've never seen it this bad, ever".

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Men of consequence and means, who had made their fortunes exploiting laborers in their factories, drifted along next to those who had lost their lives toiling on those same factory machines.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland