laboured

/ ˈleɪbəd /

adjective

1. (of breathing) performed with difficulty

2. showing effort; contrived; lacking grace or fluency

Other Word Forms

• labouredness noun
• labouredly adverb

Example Sentences

We have laboured the point about England's limited preparation, but a lot of what we feared came true in the first Test.

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Germany's qualification hopes still rest on their final qualification match on Monday at home to Slovakia despite a Nick Woltemade brace giving them a laboured 2-0 win at Luxembourg.

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Germany's qualification hopes still rest on their final Group A match on Monday at home to Slovakia despite a Nick Woltemade brace giving them a laboured 2-0 win at Luxembourg.

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Rodgers heavily laboured the standard of his squad, and the disappointment at not getting the quality he wanted in the transfer window.

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However, after England's stand-in skipper Jacob Bethell again won the toss and put the hosts into bat, Sunday's innings was a much more laboured affair.

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