plough through
Example Sentences
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With more than 1,200 pages to plough through, it's often regarded as the Everest of literature with prose as insurmountable as the famed peak.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
"It confirms Hermes's superior ability to plough through adverse demand trends, leveraging its high brand desirability and waiting lists for iconic products," he said.
From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2023
"But she will always put her head down and plough through them. The Queen has always lived by the doctrine, 'This too shall pass.' "
From Fox News • Mar. 17, 2022
She can’t mean plough through the solid surface of a closed door, leaving a Queen-shaped outline, can she?
From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2018
A good deal of this stuff is tinder-dry, and you can't plough through the bluff.
From By Right of Purchase by Bindloss, Harold