laboring

Example Sentences

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Still, he kept laboring toward a perfection he didn’t always reach but never despaired of reaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

You probably know it already — you’ve seen oil pumpjacks laboring away in nutty places, like on the La Cienega Boulevard shortcut through Baldwin Hills to the airport.

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

He moved there because many Indians were already in Natal, laboring as indentured sugar workers.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson