grindstone
Example Sentences
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“You get a whole silent majority of people to go, ’Hey, I like the fact you just put your nose to the grindstone and did the work.’”
From Seattle Times
"We’re still nose to the grindstone here and trying to find this individual, trying to bring the person to justice," D'Antuono said.
From Fox News
“We’re still nose to the grindstone here and trying to find this individual, trying to bring the person to justice,” D’Antuono said.
From Seattle Times
I just keep my nose to the grindstone and keep trying to do the best in everything that I do.
From Fox News
“He kept his nose to the grindstone and led our caucus,” he said.
From Seattle Times
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