grunt
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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
He said young professionals should not shy away from doing the grunt work.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
Tech workers’ new obsession is watching bots do their grunt work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
He leaned over with a grunt, tore off a leaf, and handed it to Hanako.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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
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
When he wasn’t examining extinct rodent-like skulls in Uruguay, Darwin remarked on “ludicrous” looking capybara making “peculiar” grunts.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
When I ask her a question, she nods or grunts or pretends she doesn’t hear.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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
I grunted at him, upset now that I’d gotten interrupted.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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
This is the roof of the world where traffic gives way to yak herders on horseback whistling to reluctant, grunting cattle, as eagles circle above.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Minimal effort, but it was better than grunting.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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