slaving

Example Sentences

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The UK, which was one of the major slaving nations before going on to lead the fight to abolish the trade, has also repeatedly ruled out paying reparations.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Hergé, the illustrator and writer of Tintin and another of my great heroes, once drew a picture of himself slaving at the desk, with Tintin holding a whip over him showing a sort of disdain.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

Liverpool, for example, has the oldest Black community in Europe, and more than 2,000 slaving ships were built in the city’s docks between 1701 and 1810.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

“This is my first virus I was working on, and kind of slaving away at it — and it’s really changed the field.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2022

Made him feel worse than I did watching poor Trevor leveling the floor like some drifter slaving for a night’s rest in a bed.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye