drudging

Example Sentences

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But if the new lines go through for 2026, they could pit long-serving older members of the Texas delegation against younger newcomers, drudging up existing tensions in the Democratic Party over age and seniority.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025

One fan of the drudging quarterback competition that dominated Denver’s offseason was Jeudy because it helped him focus as he worked to cut down on the dropped passes that plagued him as a rookie.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021

The defense tried to discredit Constand and the other women, attacking their credibility and drudging up their past misbehaviors.

From The Verge • Apr. 26, 2018

It’s the same old drudging, frustrating process, no more or less revealing than it’s been in the past—but more important now than ever.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2017

From sunrise to one or two o’clock, and often from dinner to dark, I am drudging at the writing-table.

From Thomas Jefferson by Merwin, Henry Childs