laboured
Britishadjective
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(of breathing) performed with difficulty
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showing effort; contrived; lacking grace or fluency
Other Word Forms
- labouredly adverb
- labouredness noun
Example Sentences
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Scotland just could not get themselves into Italian territory often enough, laboured running hampered by mistake after mistake.
From BBC
He laboured under the fatal impression that he had time to deliver his vision and that he deserved patience.
From BBC
We have laboured the point about England's limited preparation, but a lot of what we feared came true in the first Test.
From BBC
Germany's qualification hopes still rest on their final qualification match on Monday at home to Slovakia despite a Nick Woltemade brace giving them a laboured 2-0 win at Luxembourg.
From Barron's
Germany's qualification hopes still rest on their final Group A match on Monday at home to Slovakia despite a Nick Woltemade brace giving them a laboured 2-0 win at Luxembourg.
From Barron's
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