Sentence example with the word 'belabour'

belabour

Definition v. to work at or to absurd length

Last update: July 22, 2015


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She had also visions of another description: she was shown hell with its horrors, and the devil would sit upon her breviary, belabour her with blows, and fill her cell with imps.   [Please select]

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How dear old Jem did belabour the boy we found torturing it.   [Please select]

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During all these times, Jane was the intelligent and much belaboured companion.   [Please select]

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Four fairies held him down, and a fifth belaboured his head with a drumstick.   [Please select]

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It is exhausting to belabour a thick-skinned and obstinate animal with a stick.   [Please select]

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He just stands still and shivers at the night, and the more he is belaboured the more he shivers, standing stock-still with ears thrown back and front legs thrown forward.   [Please select]

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They belaboured me until they were tired and I almost senseless; when, thinking me dead, they went off whistling, and I crawled into the nearest doorway and fainted away.   [Please select]

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