Example Sentences

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As Aymen al-Rubaye plants mangrove seedlings in the sprawling tidal flats of southern Iraq, the black smoke rising over the skyline behind him shows the ecological damage that he is toiling to undo.

From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2023

He’s an accomplished photographer, has his own memoir coming out next year, and is toiling away on a Blondie documentary, which has been in progress since at least 1978.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2022

Mooen Ali is toiling with little reward in Centurion.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2016

Pierce is a veteran leader on a Wizards team poised for a deep playoff run; Garnett is toiling for a Nets franchise awash in uncertainty.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2015

That has to be done in the hours when he is toiling in the warehouse, or resting wearily after the labours of the day, or surely it is not done at all.

From Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters by Milligan, George