toil
noun
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
has toiled
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present perfectof toil (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“It hurts a lot,” said Brian, who has toiled in the orchards since he was 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Cameron Green is a shadow, Smith is patchy, Pat Cummins has at times seemed worn, Mitchell Starc has been ineffective, Josh Hazlewood has toiled.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023
Cunningham, in his fourth year leading the Raiders, has toiled away at this turnaround.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
Kochava said the FTC does not understand its work, and that it has toiled for several weeks to give information to the agency.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Many a one has toiled all his life and taken at last gratefully the merest fraction of all that had thrust itself upon this insatiable thankless young man.
From The Sea Lady by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
