grunt
Example Sentences
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He said young professionals should not shy away from doing the grunt work.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Aryna Sabalenka was called for hindrance for a change in her grunt during her Australian Open semi-final against Elina Svitolina in January.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Businesses may determine it’s not an effective move in the short run to keep giving new employees textbook grunt work as they slowly build their experience.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
It doesn’t hurt that making stuff is increasingly easy too, thanks to the cameras on our phones and mixing boards on our laptops and artificial intelligence that does the grunt work for us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
With a grunt the worker heaved one bag, then the other into the Dumpster.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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