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

There’s also the lure of additional income—cycling has a global reach, and while it is hardly a lucrative job for the grunt rouleur, the biggest names can make millions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

With a grunt, I tossed the arrow as far as I could into a patch of thick bushes.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate