through the mill
Example Sentences
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Norris has been through the mill this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 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
In October 2020, Pickford had been through the mill.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2021
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
