drudge
noun
a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
had drudged
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past perfectof drudge.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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As I had drudged on with Cathy, I thought back to the infamous Nigerian prince scam, the great phishing attempt that seemingly defined the early internet.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
She had sacrificed her whole life to the service of her loved ones, had drudged and toiled that her mother might have ease, had listened to her grumbling complaints, had humoured her wilfulness.
From The Daughter Pays by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
She knew that for the past month she had drudged through the morning at the Synthesis that she might free herself to the glad endeavor of the afternoon at Charmian's studio with a good conscience.
From The Coast of Bohemia by William Dean Howells
If I had stayed in the service, if I had drudged on in official harness, I should have been a general-adjutant by now.
From Fathers and Children by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
I remembered then that the office in which I had drudged was only a couple of blocks away.
From Jacqueline of Golden River by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman
