daily grind
Example Sentences
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Retirement is often a time when people finally relax after the daily grind of working.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026
From repeatedly whacking steel with a heavy hammer to sitting sweat-drenched by a hearth for hours, the daily grind of blademaking is also not for the faint-hearted.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Assist Pro provides essentially hands-free, point-to-point autonomous driving in urban environments, allowing users to automate the daily grind with the touch of a button.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
“I’ve always hit for power, but I want to be more consistent and improve my average. It’s a daily grind but I love it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025
But even the occasional hit would mean, at best, a minor respite from the daily grind of barely making ends meet.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
