through the mill
Example Sentences
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"My family have gone through the mill over the years," Mr Hunt said.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
You are both relatively young and, while you’ve been through the mill with your health, your wife likely wants to work a few more years for reasons that go beyond mere finances.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025
“I hope the finding brings some comfort to them because they’ve all been through the mill and back,” she added.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023
So much of Paulson’s recent work is dark and horror-tinged, and requires her to put herself through the mill – she runs from clowns, she is blinded by acid.
From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2020
At night, Erwin pedaled his bicycle through the mill village enforcing a 10 P.M. “lights-out” rule.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
