grunt

Example Sentences

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Now it belongs to a humanoid robot called Digit that was built for grunt work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

It began with a bit of honest grunt, a dispossessing of Araujo in the corner by the twin hunters, Tuur Rommens and Youssef Chermiti, and across the other side of the field they swept.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Businesses may determine it’s not an effective move in the short run to keep giving new employees textbook grunt work as they slowly build their experience.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

Another issue is that artificial-intelligence tools have proven capable of handling the grunt work of coding, thereby minimizing the need for low-level workers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

With a grunt, he stepped aside and allowed us to pass through the open door.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros