trudge
Frequently Asked Questions
- The kids just trudged upstairs to bed.
- We were trudging through the muddy field, hoping to find our way back to the trail.
- The walk up the hill to the old church is a real trudge.
Example Sentences
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We trudge through entire chapters bearing names like “The Sea and the Desert” or “The Beach Again” without meeting another living soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The job market continues to trudge along with little hiring and little firing.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
The question now, as the Trojans trudge ahead without Watkins, is where USC might be next March, with Smith, Howell and Heckel presumably leading the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
Substitute Ross McCausland had to trudge off injured himself.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024
When the flag finally goes up, Diamond Joe, Otis, and I trudge out of the great tent and toward the cookhouse.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
For now, Zombie LIV trudges on at a tournament in Mexico City that neither you or I are watching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
A disconsolate-looking Abdallah Sima trudges off - yet another injury problem for the Rangers manager.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2024
Nebbishy to the ninth, Paul trudges through the movie leading with his shiny white pate and enormous glasses, often wearing a parka whose gray fur lining might be an extension of his beard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
As she trudges along, Annis recalls a lesson from her mother: “The ancestors come if you call them.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
And then he takes back his hand, and waves, and trudges up the road after Leah.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Worn down, he muted the show, handed it over to another host and trudged up the stairs to his office to do the math manually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Earlier this year, 27,000 runners trudged through the city on a course that wound from Dodger Stadium to Century City.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
As she trudged over to the touchline, Chelsea supporters chanted: "Bunny Shaw, we'll see you next season."
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
And at the waterfall, snails that could easily be confused for pebbles slowly trudged along algae-covered rocks as Semple Run flowed by.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
They gritted their teeth and trudged down again.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
If you’re in line to watch three hours of Matt Damon trudging from Troy to Ithaca in The Odyssey, you might want to watch this at 3 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I’m happy to share verbal news, but I didn’t want videos or photos of me trudging around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Another moment without Sally by his side is a moment spent trudging through a world, lost in its darkness.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025
Johnson was dismissed in the 55th minute after clattering into Lopez, a needless challenge that initially earned a yellow card from Erik Lambrechts before VAR sent him trudging to the dressing room.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
I’m trudging up the hill from school in torrential rain with one thing on my mind: What am I going to do when Brian comes back for Christmas break and he’s with Jude?
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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