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
On the now daily trudge to work through the snow and ice, I came across a mum and daughter scraping their car clear of heavy snow.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
As people in Hammanskraal trudge up to the water tank to get their share, the road is littered with election posters.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
I fold the worn paper with Matilde’s phone number on it, turn away from the shop, and trudge home.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
A young woman trudges back to her apartment after a day of work.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
Redick’s formalized interview process this weekend, though, could be a pivot point in the search, a moment where things come to a close or whether the process trudges on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2024
As the region trudges toward the great dark of winter, longer nights will help cool off daytime temperatures.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
Helmuth retrieves his slop bucket, trudges back to his cell.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
They were encountered by Spanish soldiers who first trudged and trekked north in the 1770s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
The expressions of some players as they trudged around Aronimink indicated they tended to agree.
From BBC ● May 16, 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
“I hope this isn’t rude,” Seven asked as they trudged up the Hill, “but can I ask you a few questions about...being a Spare?”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
The image of Zinedine Zidane trudging past the pitchside World Cup trophy is legendary.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
The largest beef processor in the U.S. by volume is among companies trudging through a nationwide cattle shortage that’s driving up prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 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
Men were now trudging away from the shapeups at the other slaughterhouses, looking dejected and hopeless.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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