grindstone
Example Sentences
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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
“We have full faith that she will put her nose to the grindstone as soon as she’s confirmed with the Senate and work cooperatively with everyone across the federal government.”
From Washington Times
At the center of the circular driveway is a grindstone that is said to have come from Jones’s mill.
From Washington Post
While the media, nonprofits and law enforcement have juggled these two ideas, white-power organizers have been busy connecting, recruiting and working at the digital grindstone — speaking to and expanding their base for decades.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
