grunt work
Example Sentences
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They are drawn by the promise of a more flexible schedule, a conviction in their own operational know-how and a desire to avoid grunt work that ends up lining the pockets of others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
You cannot take the pain out of writing, but you can lessen some of the grunt work and redirect your energy, and despair, elsewhere.
From Slate ● May 24, 2026
Plus, why finance and tech bros are feuding over the Bloomberg terminal and how tech workers are using bots to do their grunt work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
He said young professionals should not shy away from doing the grunt work.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
A good letter could get you a position in the better cohorts, sometimes even special jobs like legion messenger, which made you exempt from the grunt work like digging ditches or conjugating Latin verbs.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
