laboured
Britishadjective
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(of breathing) performed with difficulty
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showing effort; contrived; lacking grace or fluency
Other Word Forms
- labouredly adverb
- labouredness noun
Example Sentences
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He laboured under the fatal impression that he had time to deliver his vision and that he deserved patience.
From BBC
We have laboured the point about England's limited preparation, but a lot of what we feared came true in the first Test.
From BBC
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.
From Barron's
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.
From Barron's
Rodgers heavily laboured the standard of his squad, and the disappointment at not getting the quality he wanted in the transfer window.
From BBC
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