toils

Example Sentences

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John toils as a sheep farmer and weaver, and practices a fire-and-brimstone form of Presbyterianism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Co-produced with Edgar Barrera and Sky Rompiendo, the song toils with the wistfulness of what never came to be, and the hope of what could become.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

A large proportion of the work force toils on farms, for instance, and a relatively small part of it is employed in factories.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

I love that the majority of Division I toils away outside the spotlight, but N.C.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023

Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney