labor
noun
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
was laboring
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past progressiveof labor.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Soto flashed his arm when he threw out Tomás Nido at the plate to end a second inning that could’ve been worse for starter Patrick Corbin, who was laboring.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2022
As fate would have it, her daughter Andrea was laboring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig warned Congress earlier this month that the agency was laboring with a personnel shortage and a document backlog that built up during the coronavirus pandemic.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
He did some test jogs, still limping, but nodded that he could remain in the game and re-entered, though he clearly was laboring.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
“I was laboring under too much emotion. I merely wanted to impress the Court with the urgency of this situation. ...”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
