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'labor' in a sentence

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labor noun

: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

: productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

: an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

labor verb

: strive and make an effort to reach a goal

: work hard

: undergo the efforts of childbirth


  • The labor union called for a strike.
  • This rug was made without the use of child labor.
  • This company uses cheap labor to increase its profit margins.
  • Her kitchen is equipped with labor-saving devices.
  • After several hours of labor, she delivered a lovely healthy baby.
  • Industrial countries require a lot of skilled labor.
  • How much did you pay for the labor on this?
  • Child labor is a serious social problem in Brazil.
  • They will organize a labor union.
  • The judge handed down a sentence of five years hard labor.
  • We need to reduce labor costs.
  • The talk between labor and management yielded no definite results.
  • The mountains will labor, and a ridiculous mouse will be born.
  • This machine saves us a lot of labor.
  • The stated price does not include labor charges.
  • He did hard manual labor through the day.
  • Learning without thought is labor lost.
  • The repair bill includes parts and labor.
  • They saw little need for labor unions.
  • Jim was afraid of physical labor.
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