favours
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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I am glad that this Table has not interfered in above one or two things with the other, and that my Labours also are like to be of advantage, and benefit to the Learned World.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2022
The latter’s Little Labours deals with the transition to motherhood through a series of discrete fragments, adding up to a picture of a time that is disjointed.
From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2018
“Love’s Labours Lost,” a screening of the performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2015
The final three installments — "Elephants Can Remember," "Labours of Hercules" and "Curtain" — will stream in August on Acorn TV.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2014
That you may long live to continue your useful Labours and to reap the reward in the thankfulness of Nations is my sincere prayer.
From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas
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