grind down
Example Sentences
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They seem to enjoy the riddle, the ritual of digging themselves out of self-inflicted trouble—the crowd roaring back to life, the panicked look in their opponents’ eyes as they grind down another double-digit lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“And that grind up in the market has shifted to a grind sideways and now a grind down given sober economic data, macro indicators, and the Iran war disruption,” he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
"All we can ask for in the community is people to speak about things, because while we speak about things we can sort of grind down homophobia."
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
But EPA’s funding remained essentially flat, and inflation continued to grind down its purchasing power and capacity.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 18, 2024
They sit on their thrones in a purple sublimity, And grind down men's bones to a pale unanimity.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 by Various
