toil
noun
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
have toiled
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present perfectof toil.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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British officials have toiled behind the scenes to lobby the Trump administration on Ukraine and Greenland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Worst of all, many people have toiled away in a public-service job for 10 years only to then discover they fell foul of some rule along the way.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
Should farming interests push to protect and retain the undocumented workers who have toiled in the country’s fields for years and who, in many cases, have families and community roots?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
For generations, low-paid laborers known as “tareferos” have toiled in the forests of Misiones, the mate capital of the world.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
“He said to Moses, ‘You have toiled and labored, now you are worthy of rest.’”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
