plugging away
Example Sentences
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It keeps plugging away without taking breaks to eat, sleep, answer emails, pick the kids up from school and watch the Knicks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
"There's gonna be times throughout the years that you fall short, you get back up and dust yourself off and keep plugging away -- Sam's been that steadying force," added Macdonald.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Katie Miller is still plugging away at her job as the world’s least-charming podcast host.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2026
But Zehme kept plugging away, completing the first three-quarters of “Carson the Magnificent” before he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
I kept plugging away at the language, and my English-language teacher, Mrs. Khoji, took a personal interest in me.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
