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

Boyarsky toils in a back room drenched in natural light, her cat Roxy at her side.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2023

Even “Minari,” which chronicled the toils of a Korean immigrant family, offered a rare look at Asian American life in rural Arkansas.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

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