the trenches
plural noun
: a place or situation in which people do very difficult work
These people are working every day down in the trenches to improve the lives of refugees.
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Business Leaders Cannot Lead Without Being In The Trenches
In order to be scrappy and to really innovate, leaders must be in the trenches with their team.
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True Tamplin, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Most of that money should be used in the trenches, their glaring weakness.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Since its discovery, the Ness has been excavated for up to nine weeks during the summer, at the end of which the trenches are covered by tarpaulins held down by thousands of old tires.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Not enough emphasis was placed on the trenches, and that explains why the Dolphins got pushed around on offense and defense most of the season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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True Tamplin, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Most of that money should be used in the trenches, their glaring weakness.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Since its discovery, the Ness has been excavated for up to nine weeks during the summer, at the end of which the trenches are covered by tarpaulins held down by thousands of old tires.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Not enough emphasis was placed on the trenches, and that explains why the Dolphins got pushed around on offense and defense most of the season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for the trenches
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“The trenches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20trenches. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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