hard labor
Example Sentences
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He suffered years of hard labor in the Great Northern Wilderness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Plus, there was no getting around the fact that Ernesto was getting older, less desirable for hard labor.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
“It’s the first job I’ve had where I didn’t feel like it’s hard, hard labor or pressure,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
At first condemned to hard labor, Wenjie catches the eye of the architects of a nearby scientific project run by the government.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
The hard labor of spring planting and fall harvesting is followed, like clockwork, by the slower pace of summer and winter.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
