grind

Example Sentences

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But the companies still have to make money, Windsor said, or else “the whole proposition will grind to a halt while the market figures out the economic way forward.”

From MarketWatch

In the postseason, they breezed past the Chargers and Texans before grinding out a snowy win in Denver to reach this Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside a tented mosque, she sits on the floor listening to a litany of woes from women, many of them widows, living in grinding poverty and pain, without assistance.

From BBC

Alcaraz once said he feared tennis becoming an "obligation" - that it would one day become a grind, rather than a fight to be enjoyed.

From BBC

Overall, Rosenior's early reign, now four weeks old, has been characterised by grinding out results and impactful in‑game adjustments.

From BBC