plodding
Example Sentences
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If these brilliant entities begin elbowing aside plodding humans, where does that leave us?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
With a short season, smaller scope and much lighter tone, this could be the welcome antidote to the humorless, plodding “HotD,” and get Westeros fans excited again.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
That 1973 informant report ignited what had been, up until that point, a plodding and inconclusive investigation into what had already been known about King’s murder.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025
In announcing Gramma’s death, the zoo posted video of her munching on vegetarian meals — romaine lettuce and cactus fruit were particular favorites — and meandering around her habitat and lazily plodding through a pond.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
The horses and the people looked alike, plodding, eyes to the ground, leaning forward against the weight of their loads.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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