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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“Industrial production in the eurozone continues to trudge along at a sluggish pace without clear direction,” said Bert Colijn, senior economist at ING.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The job market continues to trudge along with little hiring and little firing.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
Weary residents trudge through the streets as bulldozers try to scoop up the liquid mess.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024
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
“Ah, well,” I sigh, and shrug, trudge back to the trees.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
On a cold November morning, designer Isaac Mizrahi gets up, leaves his apartment, and trudges to the corner newsstand to pick up a copy of Women’s Wear Daily.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
In a country better known for industrial farming, highly processed food and suspiciously long-lasting bread, Chuck Childers rises before dawn and trudges off to operate one of America's oldest functioning gristmills.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 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
A disconsolate-looking Abdallah Sima trudges off - yet another injury problem for the Rangers manager.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2024
A line, a short line trudges off into the morning.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Pedestrians in plastic rain ponchos trudged through murky floodwaters in Bangkok's east -- knee-deep in some areas of a grocery store parking lot -- floating their belongings in plastic tubs alongside them, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
He and three others trudged through the jungle for hours but couldn’t find their way and spent the night in a goatherd’s shed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“This is the tragedy of Karbala,” the crowd responded as the procession trudged through Nabatieh’s central district, pulverized after weeks of intense Israeli strikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Two elephants trudged across a makeshift football field at Mexico's Guadalajara Zoo in a whacky attempt to predict the score of the 2026 World Cup's opening game.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
He stood up and trudged into the house, his figure as bent as if he were carrying a heavy load of wood on his strong shoulders.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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
Few people forget their school cross-country days, trudging through murky playing fields on freezing winter afternoons, invariably clad in kit sourced from the lost property bin.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
For all the times that feeding yourself feels like trudging through a fog of obligation, sometimes a craving arrives fully formed, as if it’s been plotting in the background.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2025
Finally Roy stepped outside, lowered his head, and started trudging in the direction of his neighborhood.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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