grunt

After getting her first job, she says, "I raised my hand for a lot of the grunt work that other people didn't want to do and I built connections as I went along."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Such ambitions might make employees nervous, but Soo, who became CEO in 2020, said she’s in the camp who believes AI will liberate people from grunt work rather than replace them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Bath's forward grunt got them over the line against Tigers, with prop Thomas du Toit scoring a hat-trick.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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

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

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

So when a calf disappeared into the tall grass recently, he roamed among the herd making low, rumbling grunts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Hedgehogs may be communicating with more than just snuffles, grunts and snorts, according to scientists who have discovered the animal's hearing range.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Of course, the Patriots won their six Super Bowls with Tom Brady and Grumpy Lobster Boat Captain Bill Belichick, who built a dynastic partnership before it fizzled in a fog of grunts and perceived slights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Scam centre staff run the "whole gamut", from expendable grunts held in slave-like conditions to skilled programmers working for high salaries, said veteran Myanmar expert David Scott Mathieson, a former Human Rights Watch monitor.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

Mom grunts, annoyed that she has to explain.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

He grunted as West and three men transferred him from the small plane to the truck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

As the video from the event shows, he threw his back into it, taxing himself enough that he grunted from the exertion.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025

On another pitch, Ohtani grunted during a swing at a pitch he seemingly popped up — only to watch it carry just beyond the wall in left-center field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Sitting in the gallery, Peterson shook his head and grunted in disagreement during Brill’s argument.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

He startled a young boar grubbing up pignuts, and grunted a quick apology to ward off an attack.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

It’s why Carson Zone is at the gym every Monday and Friday, grunting into weighted hip thrusts and pushing through heavy staggered lunges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

With the match on serve, Sabalenka was hit with a hindrance call for grunting, triggering a long video review and boos.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

You could choose Homer Simpson grunting “D’oh!” or Eddie Van Halen shredding part of “Eruption.”

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025

Paired alongside Shakespeare’s lines about grunting and sweating under a weary life, even the non-playable background extras seem imbued with a soul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025

All the slurping and grunting and snorting stopped, and the trolls stared at me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff