hard labor
Example Sentences
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It’s hard labor, but nothing in her life has been easy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
After the war, Faÿ was sentenced to a lifetime of hard labor, but he escaped from prison in 1951 dressed in ecclesiastical costume, with the help of—here one reaches for the phrase “incredible but true”—Toklas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
As a result, the trial judge denied Griner’s request for bail or house arrest, instead sentencing her to nine years of hard labor.
From Slate • May 4, 2024
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS— After a few years of hard labor on Mars, you could excuse the Perseverance rover for taking a trip to the beach.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 13, 2024
What’s to become of the youth of our country if they’ve all got to do hard labor in Germany?
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
