labored

Example Sentences

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They appeared to agree on Meta’s culpability by Friday, but labored through Tuesday to hash out a decision for Google, delivering their verdict just after 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Another concerned a sort of command center where workers labored “to make the internet as bad as we can possibly get it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Lamarck labored professionally under the modest title of professor of insects and worms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Since then, Budig has labored tirelessly to stoke enthusiasm for Summers’ book among her Inky Phoenix community members.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

I hope when my parents come to visit over the next few days, my breathing is a little less labored.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott