trenches

Example Sentences

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“It’s something that we’ve been at, in the trenches, for months. We started preparations around seven or eight months ago and once you decide to go public, that’s the goal.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, he and others relegated Huerta to sidekick status, both in the trenches and in the public — and the image makers followed his lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Most other moms I talked to when I was in the breastfeeding trenches were probably experiencing a dopamine dip that was subtle and regulated.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2026

Those postcards from the trenches still remind us that redemption—whatever we dare mean by it—begins in the answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

They would take possession of the enemy trenches, which should be empty by the time they arrived, and move beyond them to open country in the rear.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman