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

Spirit has been laboring to emerge from its second trip to bankruptcy in less than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

Jorge worked the fields and did laboring jobs just like I did.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson