labored
Example Sentences
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INS data revealed two-thirds of apprehended workers labored in industrial and construction jobs, not agriculture as was conventionally believed.
When asked after the game about a particularly labored stretch during the second quarter, James quipped that it wasn’t just that moment.
From Los Angeles Times
He has labored in the fields every summer and on weekends during the school year since he was 11 years old to help his mother, who also picks berries.
From Los Angeles Times
Otherwise it’s improbable twists and labored, clunky writing all the way.
This was distinct from Europe where aristocrats lived off inherited wealth, only peasants labored manually and one’s place in society was fixed.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
