Example Sentences

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Champagne corks popped as the weary team of experimenters, who had labored long and hard to make the achievement possible, celebrated their accomplishment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

For some of those looking on from a nearby boat, the driving in of the first piling marked a milestone they had labored to reach for two decades.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Dockworkers at 29 Pacific Coast ports stretching from California to Washington state, who had labored without a contract since July 1, had been seeking a bigger share of pandemic cargo surge profits and retroactive pay.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023

On farms and in artisans’ workshops, women and children had labored alongside husbands and fathers and contributed to the family’s income.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

In the early Morning, armed Regiments began to take up Muskets & move about the Fortification; & many who had labored all Night now prepared to defend their Works all Day.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson