laboring

Example Sentences

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One minute, she’d been in the bathroom, laboring through a contraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

We know that underneath, we’re laboring frantically to keep going — sometimes, even just to stay afloat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"For decades, while laboring in the vineyards of the community, he inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all," the Democrat said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

But after 25 hours of laboring at home, including five hours of pushing, Rae, then 38, was transferred to the hospital where she had an emergency cesarean section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“I c-c-can’t use the vidphone,” Isidore protested, his heart laboring.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick