was toiling
- past progressive of toil.
Example Sentences
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Forty-five years ago, something very similar played out when Coppola was toiling over the edit for “Apocalypse Now.”
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
So it wasn't like I was toiling in complete obscurity before that poem.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2023
We knew Stafford was among the kings of the comebacks and game-winning drives when he was toiling for the Detroit Lions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
We’ve forgotten how good a player Love was back when he was toiling with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2018
As he was toiling on, with the perspiration dripping from him, Urmston rode beside Carrie's waggon, exchanging light badinage with her.
From By Right of Purchase by Bindloss, Harold
