Example Sentences

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The U.S. jobs market, meanwhile, has been grinding along with little hiring and little firing, but with signs of an increasingly tough backdrop for college graduates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

But recent figures show London's housebuilding has been grinding to a halt, leading to a reduction in the affordable housing quota.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

For more than three decades Williams has been grinding it out on the road and filling arenas, holding nothing back verbally and physically regardless of audience size.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2024

The son went to Pepperdine and has been grinding on the mini-tours ever since, not wanting to give up his dream because he keeps seeing improvement.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2023

It warms the water that has been grinding soil on the beach or along the river banks and causes some of it to evaporate.

From The First Book of Farming by Goodrich, Charles Landon