plodded
Example Sentences
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We plodded through the powder, passing deer tracks as we moved, until we reached a small clearing with several promising candidates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
After the increasingly disastrous three “Jurassic World” movies, which were vacuums of appeal as their star Chris Pratt plodded about bemoaning his precious housebroken velociraptors, the “Jurassic” series desperately needed a shot in the arm.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
Part of this expectation has been shaped by a tumultuous history, where people gritted their teeth through the pain of wars and famine, and plodded on.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
All Brown’s done in the pros is plodded his way to a Super Bowl title in Kansas City, four Pro Bowl appearances and more than $57 million in career earnings.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
Through wind and rain, mud and frost, Marlene just plodded on.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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