labored
done or made with difficulty; heavy: labored breathing.
exhibiting a great deal of effort; lacking grace, fluency, or spontaneity: a labored prose style.
Origin of labored
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Other words from labored
- la·bored·ly, adverb
- la·bored·ness, noun
- un·la·bored, adjective
- well-labored, adjective
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How to use labored in a sentence
This time my legs were cooperating, so I opted for a labored, independent shuffle to row eight.
The Disempowering Experience of Flying as a Disabled Person | Rebekah Taussig | November 1, 2021 | TimeIn making a plot pivot and then meticulously explaining itself, Old is peak Shyamalan — a little sentimental, a little surprising, a little labored.
M. Night Shyamalan returns with Old, a floppy but haunting thriller about aging | Alissa Wilkinson | July 23, 2021 | VoxThat was a very long, labored death scene, which worked very well in the end.
Life After Deaths: Sean Bean on 'Game of Thrones' Paternity and 'Legends' | Jason Lynch | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRecord producers labored for hours to get everything balanced.
Classic Miles Davis Recordings Reveal New Beauty in Their Classic Mono Format | Malcolm Jones | December 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOthers held him up as a great statesman who labored for international peace.
How Jackie Kennedy Invented the Camelot Legend After JFK’s Death | James Piereson | November 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Rarely in modern history have so many in Washington labored so hard and produced so little.
Washington Is Waiting for Godot as President Obama’s Second-Term Agenda Stalls | Howard Kurtz | April 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTStruggling to sit up, his breathing was heavily labored and each inhalation caused him obvious pain.
Despite Pledge, Syrian Rebels Continue to Torture | Jamie Dettmer | August 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThrough the beautiful, windy autumn days, he labored at his difficult task, the task of telling a story.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxHave we, then, labored at the most glorious of revolutions for so many years, to see it overthrown in a single day?
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottFor some three years back I have labored under a disease of the throat—a bronchial affection—a severe affliction it was.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway BrownlowThey were not pretenders and quacks; they were sceptics who denied subjective truths, and labored for outward advantage.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordRobert was chairman, and had labored hard to prepare a few remarks with which to open the meeting.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
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