Example Sentences

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Discussion had started to build once again about why the big-name LIV golfers were continuing to struggle at the majors as Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau toiled at the Masters.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Around 7,000 workers toiled on the four-year project, overseen by a division of Mobil Oil, an in-house Aramco newsletter reported in 1983, two years after the first shipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

British officials have toiled behind the scenes to lobby the Trump administration on Ukraine and Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Disney’s board at the time wanted to give Iger, a longtime ABC executive who had toiled years in the shadow of former Chief Executive Michael Eisner, a shot.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

How they toiled and sweated to get the hay in!

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell