trenches
Example Sentences
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Through those storms, Nigel has been there in the trenches.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Many employers now expect managers to do less coordinating between departments, and to spend more time in the trenches building products or generating revenue themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Polish and German soldiers worked for five weeks at the frontier to dig trenches, lay barbed wire and place long lines of concrete barriers known as "hedgehogs" across the landscape.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Don’t take the chance of returning to the trenches, possibly suffering a catastrophic injury that could potentially put you in a wheelchair for life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The lawn is cut with trenches for people to jump in when Hitler’s bombs start falling.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
