grind away
Example Sentences
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In vast warehouses at the Kamoa copper mine in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, mountains of reddish rocks pile up as the machines grind away day and night.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
HBO’s five-part docuseries, executive produced by Ben Stiller, follows five bowlers on the PBA tour as they grind away in a sport with an uncertain future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The Gunners don't have to play well to win, they just grind away until they find a way through.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
But the existing supercomputers are optimized to grind away steadily on enormous simulations of the climate or exotic materials or to train artificial intelligence programs.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 24, 2023
On the other hand, any particles of grit that may find ingress to babbitted boxes are apt to become bedded into the babbitt metal and cut or grind away the journal.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
