slaving

Example Sentences

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Chefs rarely get Christmas off - if they are not cooking for customers, they are slaving over a hot stove for family.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022

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

“I made $5,000, that was huge! My entire income for the whole year before was $9,000 slaving away on drywall jobs.”

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2021

“Dreams is dangerous / Ain’t no saving us / ain’t no slaving us,” Woods raps at the beginning of the album.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021

“So I’m slaving in this miserable place for a name and title that don’t even belong to me? Who does everyone think Adarlan’s Assassin really is?”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas