laboring

Example Sentences

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Still, he kept laboring toward a perfection he didn’t always reach but never despaired of reaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

You probably know it already — you’ve seen oil pumpjacks laboring away in nutty places, like on the La Cienega Boulevard shortcut through Baldwin Hills to the airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

We know that underneath, we’re laboring frantically to keep going — sometimes, even just to stay afloat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

They were checking on their fleets of AI assistants to make sure they were still laboring away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The road is flat, but he’s laboring as if he’s going uphill.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti