laboriousness

Example Sentences

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Which is why, this December, I tried a different tack: investing in a trio of simple tools that promised to up my cookie game while dialing down its laboriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Since she’s doing everything online right now, it wouldn’t surprise me if her fine motor skills have lagged some, which is probably contributing to the laboriousness of her writing.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2021

Nor does Ms. Fornés’s “Drowning,” a gentle paean to the laboriousness and loneliness of living small.

From New York Times • May 22, 2016

Neither offers nourishment, but both give a window into lived experience by presenting its opposite, the key being the handmade laboriousness of Lichtenstein’s cool, handsome obfuscation.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2012

Acknowledging his laboriousness and even his affectation, we still maintain that the style of Walter Pater is a very adequate expression of his mind.

From Among Famous Books by Kelman, John