plod

Football players would plod up it as part of their training camp, and Harbaugh would run with them and urge them along.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

In Kirk’s name, they will continue to plod through long, grueling, nonsensical arguments about Egyptian aircraft and Emmanuel Macron, with people who are simply never going to listen.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025

In trying to make media-watching “easier,” tech has slowed the process to a maddening plod.

From Salon ● May 22, 2025

During Carnival this year, as many as 70 will plod through the swarming crowds each day, Edington said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

However far or long you plod, you are always in the same place: in the woods.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Federal support has served as a stock catalyst over the past few months as Oklo plods toward profitability.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

But mostly “Next Goal Wins” just plods along, agreeable and familiar and instantly forgettable.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

If the war plods on in a deadly, destructive stalemate, the two leaders might come to see mutual benefit in doing something to force things to an end.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2023

It sometimes plods, but it also whirls, dances and — like the Silverio whose shadow we see catapulting across the desert in the languorous opening shot — even manages to soar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

She plods along by my side to the edge of Marlena’s dressing tent and then waits patiently as Grady and Bill untie the bottom of the sidewall from the stakes.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Caroline, from County Durham, was divorced in 2002 and says she "plodded along for a bit" before being persuaded by a friend to give dating apps a try.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

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

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

Mr. Underhill plodded over to a grassy spot between two graves and stretched his arms between the markers.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

"We just have to keep going as best we can, we have to keep plodding on."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

This seems useful: the computer taking on work that plodding through yourself takes your time but brings no emotional payoff or personal growth.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Denton’s late-summer start date shows that Nike’s turnaround is plodding along, but will take time.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

The younger, faster Ducks dominated the plodding Golden Knights for most of the game, but Vegas stifled the Ducks’ power play, which kept it in the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

“Then what do you do with it ?” demanded Milo, plodding along doggedly through his mounting confusion to fling out the question burning on his lips.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller