belabor
Example Sentences
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His restraint suits a story in which machine-kind and humankind begin to feel shrink-wrapped together, the ghosts belabored by increasing social pressure, the humans jolted by high-voltage wires.
From Los Angeles Times
A belabored gait might mean he was carrying a stack of thick envelopes, the sort that indicate acceptance.
Olsen: I don’t want to belabor the point, but I’m so curious about this.
From Los Angeles Times
The reason to belabor this point is that precision matters.
From MarketWatch
That’s a big piece of this Vegas show without me nailing it on the head or belaboring the point.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
