Sentence examples for had been laboring from inspiring English sources

He had been laboring for hours, as was his wont.

He had been laboring over several songs since the release of "Rock It," ten years earlier.

He said he had been laboring for almost a year now, appearing on TV and addressing all kinds of clubs in the 29th District.

Charles Francis Adams, Lincoln's minister to the Court of St. James, had been laboring for months to prevent the recognition of the Confederacy by the British.

Cone started and had not allowed a hit in the first five innings, but he acknowledged later that he had been laboring.

The men who stood around and did nothing until they were called to act earned precisely the same amount as those who had been laboring in the vineyard all day.

So Congress has been laboring to disguise a price increase in a more palatable package.

Mr. Aaronson has been laboring to preserve party unity since he was elected chairman in January.

Since then I have been laboring in obscurity, contributing to The Wall Street Journal.

One of screen's perfect profiles has been laboring on novel.

I'm perfectly happy," said Schumer, who has been laboring on this issue for about nine million years.