drudge

Example Sentences

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Instead of Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren playing picture-perfect Mitch and Melanie, the original presents Nat Hocken, a disabled war veteran who works as a farm laborer, and whose wife remains a nameless domestic drudge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Apart from drudge paperwork, Peter’s job is to answer a phone that “never rings” — except it does, and it’s Rose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Saul is an hourly wage drudge who lives alone and constantly scans for anyone who might recognize him from his days as a wanted man in the aftermath of “Breaking Bad” infamy.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

In his line of work, the requirements of the season can at times seem like a drudge.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

“Has the Resistance been bribing some Plebeian drudge to sneak you in?”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir