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

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

“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

“News is rather hard to come by when you’re slaving in a mine.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas