grind in

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) engineering to make (a conical valve) fit its seating by grinding them together in the presence of an abrasive paste

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Example Sentences

Short activism has been an unrelenting grind in recent years.

From Barron's

There was a Lions tour four years ago but it was a joyless grind in Covid times, so you could argue that Saturday has been eight years in the making and not four.

From BBC

It was a harsh reminder that under the idyllic white villages dotted with gyros restaurants, hot tubs in AirBnB rentals, and vineyards on rich volcanic soil, two tectonic plates grind in the Earth's crust.

From BBC

“There’s a little bit of a grind in coaching, then you come out the other side in the performance and it feels good,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Brigid Schulte, author of Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life, speaks with Emily Peck about America’s toxic relationship with labor in which employees at all levels are underpaid, under-rested, and over-hustled.

From Slate