Example Sentences
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We plodded through the powder, passing deer tracks as we moved, until we reached a small clearing with several promising candidates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
“I’ve reached the point of, I’m just going to endure it,” Juan Vargas said as they plodded down Mountain Highway 99.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
After the increasingly disastrous three “Jurassic World” movies, which were vacuums of appeal as their star Chris Pratt plodded about bemoaning his precious housebroken velociraptors, the “Jurassic” series desperately needed a shot in the arm.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
All Brown’s done in the pros is plodded his way to a Super Bowl title in Kansas City, four Pro Bowl appearances and more than $57 million in career earnings.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
Faro seemed to feel the same way—at least he did not scurry around and sniff, but just plodded along quietly, his toenails clicking on the blacktop.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
