grinding

Example Sentences

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Like almost all Cubans, soldiers are exhausted by the island’s long and grinding economic crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Born into grinding poverty in St. Louis, Missouri, Baker became one of the first global superstars.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Plenty of parents are grinding on social media with little cash to show for their efforts.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

First to hand in his resignation letter is 31-year-old Simón Hovhannisyan, representing Armenia, with the grinding rock track Paloma Rumba.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

For a moment there was no sound except the grinding of my scissors.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt