labor at

Example Sentences

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Waldorf realized that if she had gone into labor at home or on the road, there was no way she would have made it to the hospital in time.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Giroux: He is adding labor at peak times, and driving down order completion times.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

What about men’s unpaid labor at home—is it natural to expect that men can make meaningful contributions to child care and housekeeping?

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2025

“It’s a big vote, symbolically and substantively,” said Jake Rosenfeld, a sociologist who studies labor at Washington University in St. Louis.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024

Though we were doing barely enough labor at the quarry to work up a sweat, the walk there and back was enough to keep me trim.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela