blood sweat and tears

Example Sentences

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It’s easier to marry the right person than marry the wrong person and, through blood, sweat and tears, attempt to turn him into the right person.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

“I think I can go to heaven with my head held high with the blood, sweat and tears put into that field,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

"We are all massively proud, it's an accumulation of a lot of blood sweat and tears for her to get this far," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

He told me in October that he had raised over $700,000, but it took blood, sweat, and tears to get there.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024

You newer members have become heirs to knowledge based on the experiences of others which represents not only blood, sweat and tears but a lot of good hearty belly laughs.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association