Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Jon Gruden won a skirmish Monday in his civil lawsuit against the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell that has been plodding through a state court for four years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

Still, uptake of the vaccine among children 5 to 11 has been plodding, a trend that health experts have worried could continue with the youngest group.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

What was once Hurricane Florence has been plodding across North Carolina, turning cities into islands, and in some cases, neighborhoods into islands within those islands.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2018

Until recently progress has been plodding, partly because the materials in degradable devices have to satisfy a long list of criteria, including strength, durability, safety and even the ability to show up on an x-ray.

From Scientific American • Nov. 6, 2015

The pastor who has been plodding along the familiar ways of an uninspiring parish will never be content to suffer his people to travel in the old ruts or to countenance out-worn and inefficient methods.

From Religion and the War by Various