through the mill
Example Sentences
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Norris has been through the mill this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
You are both relatively young and, while you’ve been through the mill with your health, your wife likely wants to work a few more years for reasons that go beyond mere finances.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025
You look at him celebrating now with his wife and sons and you know that he went through the mill to get to where he is today.
From BBC ● May 8, 2023
“We’ve got some very loyal supporters and they have gone through the mill of late, in the last 10, 20 years since we’ve come out the Football League,” Penn said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
A million pounds of feed pass through the mill each day.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
