grind away

Example Sentences

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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

The idea that anyone would grind away at Wallén’s invention in the same way that top World of Warcraft guilds plowed through raid bosses was totally ludicrous.

From The Verge • Dec. 21, 2021

Carpenter watched all his champions win their Olympic golds from near the finish line, never afraid to grind away in the mosh pit of snowboarders and snowboarding fans that he helped create.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2019

Good-night!” and chuckling in a dispirited manner over his feeble jest, the official shook hands with Claverton and returned to grind away at his vouchers, and requisitions, and reports until midnight.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram