drudge

Example Sentences

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Instead of Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren playing picture-perfect Mitch and Melanie, the original presents Nat Hocken, a disabled war veteran who works as a farm laborer, and whose wife remains a nameless domestic drudge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Apart from drudge paperwork, Peter’s job is to answer a phone that “never rings” — except it does, and it’s Rose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Saul is an hourly wage drudge who lives alone and constantly scans for anyone who might recognize him from his days as a wanted man in the aftermath of “Breaking Bad” infamy.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

It will leave the impression that as brilliant and accomplished as you are, you will not be a drudge.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022

Anyway, yesterday and the day before they needed someone else to do all these challenging tasks while they found another drudge to replace her.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein