toiling

Example Sentences

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Advancing to the French Open round of 16 for the first time would require the opposite, Osaka toiling through another step in her return to form after giving birth to her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Sharda Devi, 55, a settler's daughter, recalls the first arrivals "toiling in some of the harshest conditions" to carve plantations out of the tangled forests.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“I Shot Andy Warhol” might not be able to make “SCUM Manifesto” a reality, but it could at least make a life spent toiling under the patriarchy that much less lonely.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The Uruguay midfielder was not Manchester United's worst player, but he lacks the ability to lift a toiling team.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

In the boiler room, the men took turns manning the pumps to keep the water out, but they knew they were toiling for nothing.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong