laboring
Example Sentences
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“A husband destined for immortality has ended up a debt-ridden, third-rate comedian, laboring over his closing lines; a gifted child squandered his promise, consorting with moneylenders,” Li writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
His opponents are laboring to land a punch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Still, he kept laboring toward a perfection he didn’t always reach but never despaired of reaching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
A quarter-century Jean’s senior, David is trying to finish a stalled book project, laboring in the shadow of his more prolific and successful wife, Ann.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Kate was laboring in the field, not at ploughing or sowing or weeding but at making a way for her baby into the world.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
