grunt
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But unlike last time, Bath found a response as their reinforcements from the bench added grunt.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
You do the grunt work and learn how an industry functions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
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
Baachan pushed herself up with a groan and a grunt.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
Like all the other animals, he expresses himself through bleats, grunts and hugely dynamic facial expressions.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The hope is to become a "big fish" who mediates between the grunts and those with cash, maybe even entering polite society.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 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
The show had been built around 37-year-old Allen’s particular brand of machismo stand-up comedy and, opposite his grunts and jabs, Fisher’s comebacks were sounding more like pleas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024
In the forest, he grabbed mouthfuls of plants they walked by, chewing away with contented grunts.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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
Sitting in the gallery, Peterson shook his head and grunted in disagreement during Brill’s argument.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
My father grunted in disgust at the clearly stupid question.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
She shook her head in the direction of his uncle, who merely grunted.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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
I can also report that a cane is more useful than a lot of grunting if you are looking to get out of a chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
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
Wriggling and grunting loudly, the delighted Hen Wen had begun to climb onto the couch.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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