plodding
Example Sentences
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"Plodding, genre-hopping songs all end up as unimaginative ballads, their dreary lyrics littered with gibberish - though Sheeran's hooks remain strong," she wrote.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023
Plodding along in hand-me-down tennis shoes too big for his feet, the older boy tripped, and the wheelbarrow tumbled over.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2021
Plodding one baby step at a time, I ignored the 10-story drop-off on my left.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2019
Plodding, bland, and listless, it’s the kind of movie you flip by at midnight on cable four years after its theatrical release and wonder: Did I see that?
From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2014
Plodding slowly up the last few steps to the summit, I had the sensation of being underwater, of life moving at quarter speed.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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