plough through
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of residents can be seen walking through the knee-high floodwater along the popular Lagos Bridge, while most vehicles are unable to plough through the high volume of water.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
"It confirms Hermes's superior ability to plough through adverse demand trends, leveraging its high brand desirability and waiting lists for iconic products," he said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2023
"But she will always put her head down and plough through them. The Queen has always lived by the doctrine, 'This too shall pass.' "
From Fox News ● Mar. 17, 2022
In practice, however, during peak trading hours – 4am to 6am – it is nearly impossible to plough through the thousands of buyers with their huge bags.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 28, 2017
But the music is always striving toward some goal, and even if it has to plough through desperate seas, there is no weakness or faltering.
From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond
