toils

Example Sentences

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John toils as a sheep farmer and weaver, and practices a fire-and-brimstone form of Presbyterianism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

While Noah toils away in the desert, artist Maya seeks to recolor her own faded view of the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

So are the film’s many montages underlining Ryuta’s plight — he toils at multiple jobs to care for his sick mother — that reduce the character to something of a sob story.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024

After Aziza, a working-class woman, toils overtime to buy Shokry’s first wish, she gets snared in Egypt’s arbitrary, labyrinthine justice system.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney