plodded

Example Sentences

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We plodded through the powder, passing deer tracks as we moved, until we reached a small clearing with several promising candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

After the increasingly disastrous three “Jurassic World” movies, which were vacuums of appeal as their star Chris Pratt plodded about bemoaning his precious housebroken velociraptors, the “Jurassic” series desperately needed a shot in the arm.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

All Brown’s done in the pros is plodded his way to a Super Bowl title in Kansas City, four Pro Bowl appearances and more than $57 million in career earnings.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

Donkeys hauling carts plodded along dusty streets, and schoolgirls in headscarves and long, old-fashioned coats huddled to gossip.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

She plodded out from behind the meat counter and walked heavily down to the cash register at the front of the store.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt