Used in a Sentence

laboured

How to use laboured in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for laboured.

Editorial note

Seems like a laboured way to add something to product-market fit.

Examples9
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of laboured gathered in one view.

adjective

lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

adjective

requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for laboured.

adjective

lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

adjective

requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

Example sentences

1

Seems like a laboured way to add something to product-market fit.

2

They laboured mightily in the 80s and 90s and their reward was to be largely ignored by industry.

3

So of course, if you laboured on to complete those three pages then you are probably a pretty dedicated employer.

4

I've laboured under the misapprehension that it was spelt "perfectable" for my entire life.

5

The point laboured in the article is, essentially, that design is not a democracy and you should "go home" if you don't like a product.

6

I read more about the partial sezuires and the way it describes my sleep is correct, a amnesia state and the laboured speech as well but i think clearly

7

And, Poverty, be thou the bride And now the marriage feast begun, And lily-coloured clothes provide Your spouse not laboured-at nor spun.

8

Not that this sort of thing should really be encouraged, but this type of verbose/laboured parody/troll/nonsense would probably be more appreciated by /prog/.

9

It would be understood that your family should feed and clothe you somehow, with whatever assets they had, and in return you laboured in the family trade; generally outdoors / heavy manual for men, indoors / light manual for women.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use laboured in a sentence?

Seems like a laboured way to add something to product-market fit.

What does laboured mean?

lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

What part of speech is laboured?

laboured is commonly used as adjective.