plugging away

Example Sentences

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"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

Nearly a decade ago, the engineers at an obscure Silicon Valley company called Nex began plugging away at an iPhone app that would use artificial intelligence to track basketball shots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

While other nostalgic food brands have gone wild with gimmicks or leaned into flashy marketing, Spangler just keeps plugging away, making candy that everyone in America has adored for basically their entire lives.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

The screenwriter and director had been plugging away at drafts of scripts and was losing her mind a little bit, she remembers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2024

It was old Doctor Merrivale hiding behind the curtains of his office, plugging away with a Daisy air rifle.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck