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

In a remote corner of the Bannau Brycheiniog, or Brecon Beacons, on fallow farmland hosting three sites of special scientific interest, Paul toils over his creations, surrounded by heat and metal.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

A large proportion of the work force toils on farms, for instance, and a relatively small part of it is employed in factories.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2023

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

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