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
Like Christmas, they happened once a year, jolting us out of our daily grind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
The fittingly named act takes a side-long view of the daily grind, with frontman Jake Silvas sounding equal parts carnival barker and seer as he mocks hustle culture, corporate ladders and better living through chemistry.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
In Alpharetta what weighs on her is just the daily grind.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
