grunt

Example Sentences

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Tech workers’ new obsession is watching bots do their grunt work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

He said young professionals should not shy away from doing the grunt work.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 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

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

Her concern was greeted with a grunt and arms re-folded over three layers of sweater.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline