A labored style of debating. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : labored breathing. ,a labored prose style. From Dictionary.com.
Clothahump nodded, his breath coming in short, labored gasps. From Wordnik.com. [The Day of the Dissonance]
It was important to find out how the noise is made, she explained in labored tones. From Wordnik.com. [Pu’ukani’s Song « A Fly in Amber] Reference
Clothahump nodded, his breath coming in short, labored THE DAY OF THE DISSONANCE 3 gasps. From Wordnik.com. [The Day of the Dissonance]
Captain Montgomery stared, his mouth open, his breath rasping out in short, labored gasps. From Wordnik.com. [Prayers To Broken Stones]
Dr. Hammond mopped the sweat from his forehead, his round red cheeks heaving in labored breath. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
"He labored from the first pitch on but he did everything he could to keep us in the game," Yost said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
She paused, descending into some distant, nether reverie, and stared at the fish as if in labored communication with it. From Wordnik.com. [Fish Story] Reference
I say "labored" because there is so very little energy, spirit, or wit in Ms. Adler's remarks. From Wordnik.com. [The Lights Go Down] Reference
I kind of labored over them on my own a little bit. From Wordnik.com. [Glide Magazine - Music :: Culture :: Life] Reference
Bruno Tonioli said this new feel to their dancing looked "labored" and "lost its sparkle" from previous routines. From Wordnik.com. [Starpulse Entertainment News] Reference
I say "labored" advisedly, because I racked my brain to think of inducements which might bring them to a speedy and favorable decision. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic Egg and Other Stories] Reference
Some were historical titans; others labored in obscurity. From Wordnik.com. [How Benedict XVI Will Make History] Reference
The infant's breathing was labored and his color was poor. From Wordnik.com. ['I Didn't Do Anything'] Reference
She lived a long life and labored in more than 25 countries. From Wordnik.com. [Requiem For A Saint] Reference
Give me an example of a section that was really labored over. From Wordnik.com. [Reviving the Roadmap] Reference
Pevear and Volokhonsky labored for three years on "War and Peace.". From Wordnik.com. [Lost in Translations] Reference
Never have so many labored so long to raise so little from so few. From Wordnik.com. [Running The Numbers For U.S. Families] Reference
In 1880, workers labored an average of 11 hours a day, six days a week. From Wordnik.com. [The Limits Of Materialism] Reference
Supreme Court has labored hard to get out of the death-penalty business. From Wordnik.com. [Anger And Ambivalence] Reference
But now it's trite and labored and, worst of all, almost devoid of humor. From Wordnik.com. [Sigourney In A Durang Harangue] Reference
For all her feminist passion, though, Blakely labored to be the Perfect Mom. From Wordnik.com. [As American As Blaming Mother] Reference
A few years later, she began to forget things and her speaking grew labored. From Wordnik.com. [Diseases Of The Mind] Reference
Several recent commissions have labored over the problem of homeland defense. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Geo-engineering labored on the lunatic fringe of climate policy until recently. From Wordnik.com. [How to Fix a Climate Emergency] Reference
They labored over the songs for almost a year, and tested each track Hives-style. From Wordnik.com. [THE HIVES BREAK OUT] Reference
And all that labored argument has produced some fresh thinking about old problems. From Wordnik.com. [THE SOLITARY SOLDIER] Reference
Until the mid-19th century, children labored in the fields alongside their parents. From Wordnik.com. [A Much Riskier Passage] Reference
Knowing what was coming, the White House had labored for weeks to lower expectations. From Wordnik.com. [A Toast To...What?] Reference
Your breathing becomes labored (imagine enclosing your head in a discarded vacuum-cleaner bag). From Wordnik.com. [The Sand And The Fury] Reference
Scholars have long labored to separate Viking reality from Viking legend, and now's their chance. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient Mariners] Reference
This was where Andrei Sakharov, the golden boy of the Soviet hydrogen-bomb program, labored for 20 years. From Wordnik.com. [Russia's Nuclear Secrets] Reference
At greater risk: the frontline rescue workers, many of whom labored long hours without heavy protective masks. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Last week administration insiders labored to satisfy all sides -- or at least limit the omnidirectional damage. From Wordnik.com. [Spinning Race] Reference
For 58 hours, nearly 100 rescue workers labored to get her out, drilling a shaft 29 feet down and 5 feet across. From Wordnik.com. ['Baby Jessica' Grows Up] Reference
The Hubble Telescope has labored away in outer space for nearly 11 years, keeping a watchful eye on the universe. From Wordnik.com. [Cyberscope] Reference
Historians are just beginning to unearth Cheju's bloody secrets, which several South Korean regimes labored to cover up. From Wordnik.com. [Ghosts Of Cheju] Reference
For this reason Chinese astronomers labored mightily to make even rare events, such as eclipses, as predictable as sunrises. From Wordnik.com. [When The Comet Flew Through Ancient Evenings] Reference
Spread out around a conference table in the living room of Arafat's Birch cabin, the Palestinian delegation labored over language. From Wordnik.com. [Walking Off A Cliff] Reference
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