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
“The daily grind puts a lot of pressure on people. If you can alleviate a little of it, I think that’s great.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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
Premiering Monday, “DMV” is set at a fictional East Hollywood location and orbits around an eclectic staff that is just trying to get through the daily grind of interacting with the public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
For a great many climbers, the record shows, stealing time away from the daily grind has not been an insurmountable obstacle, nor has the hefty outlay of cash.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
