slaving

Example Sentences

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Chefs rarely get Christmas off - if they are not cooking for customers, they are slaving over a hot stove for family.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022

Hergé, the illustrator and writer of Tintin and another of my great heroes, once drew a picture of himself slaving at the desk, with Tintin holding a whip over him showing a sort of disdain.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

Researchers for the center are collecting oral histories in communities on four continents that not only were slaving centers historically, but that are also still affected by that history.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

“This is my first virus I was working on, and kind of slaving away at it — and it’s really changed the field.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2022

Made him feel worse than I did watching poor Trevor leveling the floor like some drifter slaving for a night’s rest in a bed.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye