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

"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

Now, as the sport’s leaders wonder how many other Cignettis might be out there laboring in gridiron hinterlands, the real Cignetti is simply reloading for next season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The more than 1,000 construction workers laboring on it face temperatures that at times can drop to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

By 1904 he was married, had a newborn son, and was laboring in the patent office—hardly the path to greatness.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife