hard labor
Example Sentences
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Five years of hard labor as market gardeners ended when Mr. Hoffman injured his back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s hard labor, but nothing in her life has been easy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Plus, there was no getting around the fact that Ernesto was getting older, less desirable for hard labor.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
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
I kicked and thrashed and stomped, but his boots were thick—no match for my shoes’ soft soles—and his muscles were like rocks after decades of hard labor against the earth.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
